Title
An examination of the relationship between early maladaptive schemas, coping, and emotional response to athletic injury
Reference
Gallagher, B. V., & Gardner, F. L. (2007). An examination of the relationship between early maladaptive schemas, coping, and emotional response to athletic injury. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 1(1), 47-67. doi:10.1123/jcsp.1.1.47
Abstract
The present study examined the relationship between cognitive vulnerabilities, coping strategy, and emotional response to athletic injury among 40 NCAA Division I injured athletes. It was hypothesized that the presence of early maladaptive schemas (EMS) and avoidant coping strategies would predict greater emotional distress among injured athletes. Early maladaptive schemas were assessed by the Young Schema Questionnaire-Short Form, which injured athletes completed upon injury. Coping strategies were measured by the Coping Response Inventory Adult Form, which was completed upon the completion of recovery. The Profile of Mood States was used to assess mood, and was completed during three phases of injury: upon injury, middle of rehabilitation, and upon recovery. As predicted, hierarchical multiple regression analysis demonstrate that EMSs and avoidance-focused coping were associated with higher levels of negative mood among injured athletes. The results also indicate that the relationship between EMS and mood vary based on the phase of injury, suggesting that different EMSs are differentially related to subtle differences in stressors encountered during each phase of the injury process. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved)
Keywords
early maladaptive schemas; coping responses; emotional response; athletic injury; cognitive vulnerabilities; Athletes; Coping Behavior; Emotional Responses; Injuries; Sports; Distress; Schema; Susceptibility (Disorders); Athletic Injuries;
Country
USA
Sample type
General population - undergraduate students
Study focus
Schema domains
Study design
Correlational