Injury rehabilitation: a goal-setting intervention study.
The study examined the effects of a 5-week goal-setting intervention on athletes' rehabilitation adherence, self-efficacy, treatment efficacy, and the psychological response variables: dispirited and reorganization. Participants were matched across six variables and randomly assigned to one of three groups: goal-setting intervention, social support control, and control. The results confirmed some of the hypothesized effects of the goal-setting intervention: (a) athlete self-report of adherence showed the goal-setting group adhered significantly more to the rehabilitation program than the other two groups; (b) the goal-setting intervention resulted in significant group differences for self-efficacy (the goal-setting group having the highest level of self-efficacy); and (c) there was a significant increase across time for reorganization and decrease across time for dispirited (between specific time phases).
Evans
Lynne
L
School of Sport, Physical Education, and Recreation at the University of Wales Institute-Cardiff, United Kingdom. levans@uwic.ac.uk
Hardy
Lew
L
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012944:Social Support