title: A reversal theory analysis of psychological responses during sports injury rehabilitation.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Few studies have examined psychological and emotional processes in injury rehabilitation from a longitudinal, theoretically framed perspective.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study explored the applicability of Reversal Theory to examine these processes.
  
  
  METHODS
  University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three severely injured athletes; two were female (karate and judo) and one was male (hockey), aged 20 to 28.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fortnightly interviews after participant's initial consultation with a sports therapist, until complete physical rehabilitation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Supported the use of Reversal Theory in this context (eg, as a means of understanding the origins of athletes' emotional responses to injury and changes in these responses throughout rehabilitation).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Suggestions for future research are made (eg, examining the consequences of emotional and metamotivational states for athlete behavior and recovery outcomes during rehabilitation).
authors.affiliation: Aberystwyth University, Wales, Department of Sport & Exercise Health Science. jet@aber.ac.uk
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thatcher
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kerr
authors.forename: Kristy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Amies
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Day
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D005538:Football / Q000293:injuries / Q000523:psychology; D006688:Hockey / Q000293:injuries / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D016139:Martial Arts / Q000293:injuries / Q000523:psychology; D008960:Models, Psychological; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012193:Reversal Learning; D014852:Wales