Evaluation of the predictive role of psychological factors in the incidence of sports (musculoskeletal) injuries of elite male volleyball players
Paper ID : 1051-SSRC-13TH
Authors
Navid Zendehrouhian *, Alirea Kazeminasab
Department of Sport Psychology, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Imam Reza International University, Mashhad, Iran
Abstract
The present study investigated the predictive role of psychological factors in the incidence
of sports (skeletal-muscular) injuries of elite male volleyball players. This research was
descriptive and correlational. The statistical population included all elite male volleyball
players in the Premier League of Khorasan Razavi Province in 1399. Sample selection in this
study was available in the form of sampling and the researcher selected the required subjects
of 150 people from the community of elite male volleyball players in the Premier League of
Khorasan Razavi Province (regular and professional volleyball players) and due to the nature
of the research, information through a questionnaire (Ismaili Sports Injuries (2014), Eysenck
(1975) Personality Traits and Competitive Anxiety Inventory (CSAI-2) (Rainer and Martens
(1990)) were collected. In the present study, multiple regression was used to analyze the data
and SPSS-22 software was used in all statistical analyzes of this study. The results showed
that in the first model, competitive anxiety has the ability to explain sports (musculoskeletal)
injuries (P <0.05). In the second model, when the physical anxiety variable is added to it;
Competitive anxiety and physical anxiety variables can explain sports (musculoskeletal)
injuries (P <0.05). In the final model, the factors of competitive anxiety, physical anxiety,
self-confidence, risk-taking, excitement and aggression have the ability to explain sports
(musculoskeletal) injuries (P <0.05). Therefore, psychological factors play a role in the
occurrence of sports (musculoskeletal) injuries of elite male volleyball players.
Keywords: Sports injuries (skeletal-muscular), Competitive Anxiety, Physical Anxiety,
Self Confidence, Risky, Excitement and Aggression, Elite volleyball Men's
Keywords
Competitive anxiety, physical anxiety, risk-taking, excitement, aggression.
Status: Abstract Accepted (Poster Presentation)