How received support can help aid athletes with hamstring injuries adhere to their rehabilitation programme?’

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Barber, Nicholas
Date
2015Type
Dissertation
Publisher
Cardiff Metropolitan University
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The purpose of this study was to extend existing sports psychology research into
social support. The present study examines the influence that received support has
on adherent behaviours upon a rehabilitation programme. The study examined eight
athletes who engaged in Amateur/semi-professional level. Who had sustained
hamstring injuries on a 3G surface that were shown to return to sport within six
months of the injury onset. Cutrona and Russel (2010) framework on received
support was used to study the affect received support has on adherence. This
framework has allowed the current study to add to the current inconsistent body of
research by illustrating similarities or differences on previous research (e.g Bianco,
2001; Johnston and Carrol, 1998; Rees and freeman, 2012). The findings from this
study have reiterated the temporal nature (e.g. Johnston and Carrol, 1998; Bianco,
2001) of received support within an rehabilitation environment and how each
dimension of support is utilised to facilitate adherence. Furthermore each dimension
of support (e.g. Informational, esteem, emotional,& tangible) is shown to be
indicicitive that certain members of ones support network are better suited to certain
dimensions. The study concludes that when receiving support it is vital for athletes to
receive the correct dimension of support from the most suitable provider in order to
maximise the affects of received support. Future research should investigate
whether the timing of the injury in relation to the season has implications on an
athletes reaction to received support.
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