Citation

Fawkner HJ, McMurrary NE, Summers JJ. J. Sci. Med. Sport 1999; 2(2): 117-124.

Affiliation

University of Ballarat. h.fawkner@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Sports Medicine Australia, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10476975

Abstract

Minor life events were examined in an attempt to determine their contribution to athletic injury risk. Male and female athletes (N = 98), from both team and individual sports (hockey, volleyball, and triathlon) were examined over the course of a competitive season. A high rate of injury was noted among these athletes (30%-46% of the members of each team sustained at least one injury during the season). The injured athletes were found to have a significant increase in minor life events for the week prior to injury. No significant changes in minor life events occurred for the non-injured athletes. The results of the present study provide substantial evidence for a link between minor life events and athletic injury.

Language: en