title: Athletic injury and minor life events: a prospective study.
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.
authors.affiliation: University of Ballarat. h.fawkner@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Fawkner
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: McMurrary
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Summers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013315:Stress, Psychological