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How is an athlete affected psychologically by a sports injury?
There are several key components to an athletic
injury, and its impact on each individual's psyche. Injury can hinder an athlete's progression towards success. However, each
athlete will tend to have a unique interpretation of how success is defined. Therefore, the same injury can impact two athletes
in completely different ways. It shall be part of my research to discover the importance of success with different types of
athletes (e.g., professionals, college/high school, recreational). Once the value of sport is determined, I can progress to
determine exactly what effects will occur for each category of athlete.
Other factors such as degree of injury, future
desires to participate in sports, and the timing in which the injury occurs are also vital to the psychological impact. I
propose an in-depth analysis of a variety of athletes, each with varying factors of the injury itself. Through this analysis,
I will attempt to break down specific factors that affect an athlete when the injury occurs, as well as how they recover from
the injury. Finally, I will analyze their psychological state as they return to the same activity in which they were initially
injured.
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