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ABSTRACT:
Questionnaires completed by 68 runners (69% male, mean age 31) who had run for an average of 57 months measured demographic variables, personal compulsivity (Type A/B scale, Addiction to Running, Commitment to Running), running injuries (number of reported injuries, number of doctor visits, and use of drugs and/or physical therapy for running injuries), and six training style variables. Each compulsivity measure was significantly correlated with a different injury measure (Type A/B with reported injuries; Addiction to Running with doctor visits; Commitment to Running with use of drugs and/or physical therapy). Three training variables (length of average run, weekly mileage, and participation in fun runs and races) were also significantly correlated with the injury measures, but partial correlations showed that training and compulsivity variables explained different components of injury variance. In general injured runners tended to be Type A, addicted to running, highly committed to running, ran more miles, and were more likely than uninjured runners to participate in fun runs and races. It was concluded that compulsivity measures are a useful adjunct to training variables in predicting running injuries. Assessed the relationship between three measures of personal compulsivity (type A/B personality, addiction to running, and commitment to running) and three measures of running produced injuries. Training factors which might mediate a personality-injury relationship were also examined. Results indicated that each compulsivity measure was significantly correlated with a different injury measure. Correlations showed that training and compulsivity variables explained different components of injury variance. Concludes that compulsivity measures are a useful adjunct to training variables in predicting running injuries.
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