Predictors of Adherence in the Rehabilitation of Athletic Injuries: An Application of Personal Investment Theory

1989 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 367-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan L. Duda ◽  
Alison E. Smart ◽  
Marlene K. Tappe
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Athletic Injury ◽  
Intercollegiate Athletes ◽  
Injury Rehabilitation ◽  
Investment Theory ◽  
Personal Investment ◽  
Rehabilitation Adherence ◽  
Personal Investment Theory ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Predictors Of Adherence

This study examined the relationship between the three facets of subjective meaning—personal incentives, sense of self, and perceived behavioral options—and adherence behaviors in the athletic injury rehabilitation setting. Subjects were 40 intercollegiate athletes who had sustained a sport related injury; all completed a questionnaire assessing the three components of meaning specific to sport and injury rehabilitation. Adherence was defined as a composite of attendance at the prescribed sessions, degree of completion of the prescribed exercise protocol, and the athlete's intensity or effort exerted in performing the prescribed exercise. Multiple-regression analyses indicated that each dimension significantly predicted adherence behaviors. Athletes who demonstrated greater adherence believed in the efficacy of the treatment, perceived more social support for their rehabilitation, were more goal directed or self-motivated, and placed more emphasis on mastery or task-involved goals in sport.

Predictors of Personal Investment in Physical Activity among Middle-Aged and Older Adults

1988 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 543-549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan L. Duda ◽  
Marlene K. Tappe
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Psychological Variables ◽  
Exercise Behaviors ◽  
Investment Theory ◽  
Personal Investment ◽  
Personal Investment Theory

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the social psychological components of Personal Investment Theory and exercise behaviors among 47 middle-aged and older men and women participating in an organized exercise program. Specifically, the degree to which personal incentives for exercise, perceptions of sense of self (i.e., physical self-efficacy, fitness locus of control, self-motivation, social identity), and the congruence between program and participants' goals predict present physical activity and estimated future physical activity was examined. Multiple regression analyses indicated that present and future exercise behaviors significantly related to social psychological variables reflecting personal investment.

Women and the personal meaning of competition: A qualitative investigation

2002 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan S. Levy
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Personal Meaning ◽  
Qualitative Investigation ◽  
Mountain Bike ◽  
Investment Theory ◽  
Personal Investment ◽  
Personal Investment Theory ◽  
Goal Direction ◽  
Practical Implications

Using a qualitative design, the purpose of this study was to investigate the personal meaning of competition to the female mountain bike racer. Interviews were conducted with nine female mountain bike racers of varying levels of experience, and were designed to elicit information relevant to the athlete’s understanding of her experience of competition, as well as, the personal meaning she attached to that experience. The codification of participant responses resulted in the identification of eight main themes including self-fulfillment, perceived competence, social support and camaraderie, health and fitness, joy of the experience, focus and self-control, external benefits derived from racing, and goal-direction. The findings of the study were, in general, supportive of the components of meaning posited by Personal Investment Theory (Maehr & Braskamp, 1986). Practical implications from this study include developing strategies for increasing the meaningfulness of the competitive experience for females in order to promote participation in physical activity.

scholarly journals Confidence Restoration Following Athletic Injury

2000 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 372-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Michelle Magyar ◽  
Joan L. Duda
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Goal Orientations ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
The State ◽  
Athletic Injury ◽  
Intercollegiate Athletes ◽  
Injury Rehabilitation ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Selection Of

The impact of goal orientations, perceptions of social support, and sources of rehabilitation confidence on the process of confidence restoration from athletic injury was examined among 40 injured intercollegiate athletes (ages 18 to 22 years). Athletes completed the Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (TEOSQ; Duda & Nicholls, 1992), the Social Support Questionnaire (SSQ; Duda, Smart, & Tappe, 1989), and modified versions of the Sources of Sport Confidence Questionnaire (M-SSCQ; Vealey, Hayashi, Garner-Holman, & Giacobbi, 1998) and the State Sport Confidence Inventory (M-SSCI; Vealey, 1986) within the first two days of their rehabilitation program. The SSQ, M-SSCQ, and M-SSCI were completed during the midpoint of the rehabilitation and the day before returning to practice/competition. Results indicated that the tendency to emphasize task-involved goals in sport significantly predicted the selection of mastery and more self-referenced sources of confidence in rehabilitation. Athletes who perceived more social support specific to injury rehabilitation at the beginning of the rehabilitation program were more likely to rely on performance sources to build confidence.

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