How does injury effect athlete’s mental health?Explain your answer.
The Psychological effects of sports injuries on athletes: a systematic review
Rationale, Aims and Research Questions
Sports injuries are always going to occur in sports whether governing bodies work hard to reduce it with good facilities in training, etc. Therefore, it is important to understand the athletes and see what they go through physically and mentally and using psychology to be able to prevent and reduce the likelihood of getting injured often or even being scared to get reinjured which can put them at high risks. Accordingly, to conduct this systematic review, we aim to summarise prior research and compile a list of psychological effects that can have an influence on athletes during injuries. The review will address the following research question:
⦁ How does injury effect athlete’s mental health?