Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
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Open Access Thesis
Keywords
Women athletes--Health and hygiene--Iowa--Cedar Falls; Sports injuries; Women athletes--Health and hygiene; Iowa--Cedar Falls; Academic theses;
Abstract
This study was designed to investigate the effects of life stress and coping resources on the occurrence and severity of athletic injuries for female collegiate athletes. Subjects from the university's women's volleyball and soccer team were classified as either injured or non-injured, depending on whether injury occurred during the athletic season. A further separation of the injured players divided them according to the severity of their injuries (minor, significant, and major). The LESCA and Coping Resources section of the Stress Audit Questionnaire were used to test life stress and coping resources athletes have for dealing with stress. Psychometric data was collected on the Coping Resources survey using the Everly Stress and Symptom Inventory. The findings indicated no significant difference between injured and non-injured athletes on life stress and coping resources for both administrations of the questionnaires. However, significant differences were found between the overall means of the first and second administration of the coping resources survey. Also, a significant regression equation was found based on the scores on the coping resources survey for the initial administration. Research needs to be conducted that explores how life stress and coping resources affect injury severity in female athletes, as well as the use of multiple testing of given variables.
Year of Submission
2003
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services
First Advisor
Mick Mack
Second Advisor
Sharon Huddleston
Third Advisor
Carol Phillips
Date Original
2003
Object Description
1 PDF file (68 leaves)
Copyright
©2003 Susan E. Stoker
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Stoker, Susan E., "The Effect of Life Stress and Coping Resources on the Occurrence and Severity of Athletic Injuries in Female Collegiate Athletics" (2003). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 1727.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/1727
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