Citation

Kolt GS, Roberts PD. Percept. Mot. Skills 1998; 87(1): 353-354.

Affiliation

School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9760670

Abstract

A volunteer sample of 50 competitive field hockey players completed the Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory at pre- and postseason and prospectively collected injury data over a 20-wk. season. Multiple regression analysis showed no relationship between scores on Self-esteem and the number of injuries, the participation time affected due to injury, and sex of players. Further multiple regression analysis showed that frequency of the more severe injuries significantly predicted scores on Self-esteem. This finding can be interpreted as evidence of the relationship between low self-esteem and injury in sport.

Language: en