Patterson, Smith, Everett and Ptacek (1998) Psychosocial factors as predictors of ballet injuries: interactive effects of life stress and social support

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Psychosocial factors as predictors of ballet injuries: interactive effects of life stress and social support

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CONTRIBUTORS:

	Author:	Patterson, E. L.
	Author:	Smith, R. E. (University of Washington)
	Author:	Everett, J. J.
	Author:	Ptacek, J. T. (Bucknell University)

JOURNAL:

Journal of Sport Behavior (JSB), 21(1), 101 - 112.

YEAR:

1998

PUB TYPE:

Journal Article

SUBJECT(S):

social-psychology; ballet; injury; forecasting; stress; epidemiology; pro-spective-study; social-environment

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No discipline assigned

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https://secure.sportquest.com/su.cfm?articleno=459427&title=459427

LANGUAGE:

English

PUB ID:

103-343-589 (Last edited on 2002/03/13 05:17:14 US/Mountain)

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ABSTRACT:
As in other populations engaged in athletic pursuits, epidemiological research has revealed a high incidence of injuries among ballet dancers. A disproportionate incidence of injuries occurs among a relatively small proportion of dancers, indicating the presence of vulnerability factors, some of which may be psychosocial in nature. In an 8 month prospective study, relations between recent positive and negative life events, social support, and subsequent injuries were studied in a sample of 46 ballet dancers. A measure of recently experienced positive life events was unrelated to injuries, whereas negative life events were significant predictors of subsequent injuries. Tests for moderator effects revealed that social support served as a significant vulnerability/resiliency factor. Among dancers who reported high levels of social support, negative life events were unrelated to injury, whereas stressful life events accounted for nearly 50 percent of the injury variance in dancers who reported low levels of social support in their lives. Results suggest that in addition to previously identified physical and biomechanical factors, psychosocial factors can affect injury vulnerability in ballet dancers.

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