Learning to Play Through Pain and Injury: An Examination of Social Learning Theory Among Iranian Athletes

Kabiri, Saeed; Choi, Jaeyong; Shadmanfaat, Seyyedeh Masoomeh; Ponnet, Koen; Lee, Julak; Lee, Sanghoon; Donner, Christopher M.

doi:10.1111/ssqu.12878

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“…Playing in the face of pain and injury involves an athlete’s behavioral pattern of playing a sport even when it is likely to result in pain and injury [ 7 , 37 ]. We used three items to measure this behavior, employed in a previous publication [ 37 ]. Specifically, participants were asked to indicate (a) whether they had played through pain and injury that had threatened their overall health, (b) whether they had deliberately hidden the pain and injury that could have harmed their health and continued to play, and (c) whether they had ever endured psychological strain (fear, anxiety, distress, rumination) associated with an anticipated injury, but continued to practice and play.…”

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Control Deficits, Conditioning Factors, and Playing through Pain and Injury among Iranian Professional Soccer Players

Kabiri

Choi

Shadmanfaat

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Playing through pain and injury is a common and accepted behavior in the athletic realm. The purpose of this research was to apply Tittle’s control balance theory to explain why athletes engage in playing through pain and injury despite its risky nature. We hypothesized that playing through pain and injury is a form of submission described by Tittle and that it can be predicted by the concept of control deficit. To this end, we collected and used data from a sample of 410 professional soccer players from Guilan province, Iran, and tested several propositions derived from control balance theory. Hierarchical linear regression was used to analyze the data. The study findings demonstrate that players with more control deficits are more likely to play through pain and injury. This relationship is conditioned by self-control, opportunity, motivation, perceived benefits, and provocations. For example, the relationship between control deficit and playing through pain and injury is stronger for those with lower self-control. Our findings support the utility of control balance theory in explaining an act of submission (i.e., playing through pain and injury).

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“…The response rate was 91.52%. Playing in the face of pain and injury involves an athlete's behavioral pattern of playing a sport even when it is likely to result in pain and injury [7,37]. We used three items to measure this behavior, employed in a previous publication [37].…”

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Control Deficits, Conditioning Factors, and Playing through Pain and Injury among Iranian Professional Soccer Players

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“…Miller-Day and Hecht [12] define narrative as talk organized around significant or consequential experiences, with characters undertaking some action, within a context, with implicit or explicit beginning and end points and significance for the narrator or her or his audience (p. 2). Personal narratives are culturally grounded and have provided valuable insights into understanding when athletes play through pain and injury [13][14][15], how athletes interpret messages about nutrition [16], and how athletes internalize the need to detect and then self-report a concussion [17]. Past research has found that translating those insights into prevention messages featuring personal narratives can be engaging and effective in reaching youth and young adults with low awareness and/or high resistance [10,12] and provide modeling of behaviors enhancing self-efficacy [12].…”

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The Student Athlete Wellness Portal: Translating Student Athletes’ Prescription Opioid Use Narratives into a Targeted Public Health Intervention

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Background and Objectives: The opioid epidemic has permeated all strata of society over the last two decades, especially within the adolescent student athletic environment, a group particularly at risk and presenting their own challenges for science and practice. This paper (a) describes the development of a web-based intervention called the Student Athlete Wellness Portal that models effective opioid misuse resistance strategies and (b) details the findings of a single-group design to test its effectiveness. Materials and Methods: Formative research included 35 student athletes residing in the United States, ages 14 to 21, who had been injured in their school-based sport. They participated in in-depth qualitative interviews to explore narratives relating to their injuries and pain management plans. Inductive analyses of interview transcripts revealed themes of the challenges of being a student athlete, manageable vs. unmanageable pain, and ways to stay healthy. These themes were translated into prevention messages for the portal, which was then tested in a single-group design. Results: Users of the portal (n = 102) showed significant decreases in their willingness to misuse opioids and increases in their perceptions of opioid risks. Conclusions: This manuscript illuminates the processes involved in translating basic research knowledge into intervention scripts and reveals the promising effects of a technology-based wellness portal.

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“…While lifelong moderate exercise has been associated with numerous health benefits [ 2 ], participation at the elite level imposes high physical demands and increased levels of injuries [ 3 ]. It has been reported that professional athletes play through pain and injury instead of taking time to recover [ 4 ]. This practice may have negative health consequences later in life after their tennis careers are over.…”

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Tennis Specialization and Consequence of Injury/Illness Following Retirement

Vasenina

Stout

Fukuda

2023

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(1) Background: There is a lack of literature that examines the impact of early vs. late sport specialization on quality of life after retirement from tennis. Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between early specialization in the sport of tennis and health outcomes after retirement from collegiate/professional sport; (2) Methods: Participants were recruited through social media posts, newsletters, and contacts with tennis organizations. Basic demographic and injury information was collected from 157 former tennis players, along with the age of tennis specialization and two questionnaires: the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center Questionnaire on Health Problems (OSTRC), and the CDC HRQOL-14 “Healthy Days Measure” Questionnaire (HRQOL); (3) Results: Significant differences (F1,117 = 5.160, p < 0.025) in the specialization age between the low (11.9 ± 4.5 y) and high (9.8 ± 4.1 y) OSTRC groups were found after covarying for the current age. No difference (F1,72 = 0.676, p < 0.414) was shown among the high (10.9 ± 4.4 y) and low (11.28 ± 4.6 y) HRQOL groups for the specialization age after covarying for the current age. A weak negative correlation was identified between the OSTRC score and specialization age (r = −0.233, p = 0.008), while no significant changes were shown between the specialization age and HRQOL score (r = −0.021, p = 0.857), or between the OSTRC and HRQOL scores (r = 0.146, p = 0.208); (4) Conclusions: Retired tennis players with low injury/illness severity scores specialized in tennis later than those with high injury/illness severity scores, while no differences in the specialization age were noted when the sample was separated into HRQOL groups.

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Learning to Play Through Pain and Injury: An Examination of Social Learning Theory Among Iranian Athletes

Cited by 5 publications

References 37 publications

Control Deficits, Conditioning Factors, and Playing through Pain and Injury among Iranian Professional Soccer Players

Control Deficits, Conditioning Factors, and Playing through Pain and Injury among Iranian Professional Soccer Players

The Student Athlete Wellness Portal: Translating Student Athletes’ Prescription Opioid Use Narratives into a Targeted Public Health Intervention

Tennis Specialization and Consequence of Injury/Illness Following Retirement

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