The findings highlight the need for athletes, coaches, and medical practitioners to attempt to reduce state-level stressors, especially daily hassles, in minimizing injury risk. Educating and training athletes and coaches in proactive stress-management techniques appears warranted.

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Context:It is argued in self-determination theory that the motivation underlying behavior has implications for health and well-being independent of the behavior itself.Objective:To examine associations between athlete motivations for returning to sport after injury and perceived psychological return-to-sport outcomes.Design:A correlational survey design was employed to obtain data in Canada, Australia, and England.Participants:Elite and subelite athletes (N = 180) with injuries requiring a minimum 2-month absence from sport participation.Main Outcome Measures:Participants completed an inventory measuring perceptions of motivation to return to sport from a serious injury and psychological return-to-sport outcomes.Results:Correlational analyses revealed that intrinsic motivations for returning to competition were associated with a positive renewed perspective on sport participation. Conversely, extrinsic motivations for returning to sport were associated with increased worry and concern.Conclusions:The motivation underlying return to sport might play an important role in return-to-sport perceptions among elite and subelite athletes.

Furthermore, students who received more daily TAKE 10! were found to be more on-task than students who received less TAKE 10!. The TAKE 10! program is effective in improving students' on-task behavior in the classroom.

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