Sport Injury Psychology: Cultural, Relational, Methodological, and Applied Considerations

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Written by a team of international experts and emerging talents from around the world, Sport Injury Psychology: Cultural, Relational, Methodological, and Applied Considerations challenges the status quo of the field of sport injury psychology and opens new and exciting future research trajectories by critically considering: How to evolve from an individual focused and single, scientific discipline into a cultural and relational focused and interdisciplinary discourse How to shift from the dominant positivist foundation towards a more inclusive scholarship with divergent epistemologies, theories, and methodologies How to replace the attempt to establish ‘best practice’ and desire for ‘clean’ findings with the need for continuous innovation and multifaceted applied experiences Each chapter stimulates debate and encourages theoretical, methodological, and/or applied diversification, and closes with future research directions that provide novel and rigorous programs of research that have the potential to advance the field of sport injury psychology into an interdisciplinary discourse that strives for and embraces collaboration between academic disciplines and with practitioners working in the field. Cutting edge, timely, and comprehensive, Sport Injury Psychology: Cultural, Relational, Methodological, and Applied Considerations is essential reading for undergraduate students, postgraduate students, and more established scholars in the fields of sport communication, sports medicine, sport psychology, sports sociology, and other related sport science disciplines. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents List of figures List of tables List of contributors Foreword Preface Introduction: Challenging the Status Quo of Sport Injury Psychology Introduction Note References Chapter 1 Narratives Matter!: Storying Sport Injury Experiences Introduction Why do Narratives Matter? A Narrative Approach to Sport Injury Narrative Practice in Sport Injury Psychology (and Beyond) Future Research Implications Conclusion Critical Discussion Questions References Chapter 2 Sport Media Research: Examining the Benefits for Sport Injury Psychology and Beyond Introduction Critical Review of Literature Future Research Implications Conclusion Critical Discussion Questions References Chapter 3 Gender Matters!: How Can Sociocultural Perspectives on Pain, Injury, and the Sporting Body Benefit Future Research in Sport Injury Psychology? Introduction Women as the Weaker Sex: An Historical Overview “Take it Like a Man”: Becoming a Man Through Sport “We Can Do It!”: Women Defying the Myth of the Fragile, Female Body Beyond the Binary? Future Research Implications Conclusion Critical Discussion Questions Notes References Chapter 4 Sport-Related Concussion: Critical Reflections, Methodological Musings, and New Research Directions Introduction Future Research Implications Conclusion Critical Discussion Questions Notes References Chapter 5 Pain and Injury: From the Unidimensional to the Multidimensional Introduction Sport and Painkilling Critical Review: Conceptual and Theoretical Pain/Injury Zones Future Research Implications Conclusion Critical Discussion Questions References Chapter 6 “Slim-To-Win” to Injury: How Swimmers are Engaging With “Health Risk” Culture Due to Entrenched Body Ideals Introduction Critical Reflections Future Research Implications Conclusion Critical Discussion Questions References Chapter 7 “What Doesn’t Kill Us, Makes Us Stronger”: Do Injured Athletes Really Experience Growth? Introduction Growth Following Adversity Growth in Injured Athletes Do Injured Athletes Really Experience Growth? Future Research Implications Conclusion Critical Discussion Questions Notes References Chapter 8 Time to Re-Examine Injured Athletes’ Emotional Responses Introduction Critical Review Future Research Implications Conclusion Critical Discussion Questions Acknowledgment: References Chapter 9 Physiotherapist–Injured-Athlete Relationship: Toward a Cultural and Relational Understanding Introduction “What About Me?” Giving Physiotherapists a Voice “What About Us?” From an Individualistic to a Relational Understanding of the Physiotherapist–Injured-Athlete Relationship Context Matters: Toward a Cultural Understanding of the Physiotherapist–Injured-Athlete Relationship Future Research Implications Conclusion Critical Discussion Questions References Chapter 10 Guilt Experienced by Coaches Following Athlete Injury Introduction Injury as a Meaningful or Traumatic Experience for the Coach What Do We Mean by Guilt and Why Is it a Relevant Emotion? What Might a Coach Initially Do in Response to Their Experience of Guilt? The Enduring Effects of Guilt Future Research Implications Conclusion Critical Discussion Questions Note References Chapter 11 My Daughter’s Injured Again!: I Just Don’t Know What to Do Anymore Introduction Critical Review and Reflections Future Research Implications Conclusion Critical Discussion Questions Note References Chapter 12 But We’ve Always Done It This Way: The Future of Qualitative Injury Research Introduction Current Quandaries and Curtailments Conclusion Critical Discussion Questions References Chapter 13 Experimental Psychological Response to Injury Studies: Why So Few? Introduction Critical Review of Experimental Intervention Research Alternate Intervention Study Approaches Future Research Implications Conclusion Critical Discussion Questions References Chapter 14 Introducing Knowledge Translation Into the Field of Sport Injury Psychology: The Art of Improving Research Uptake in Practice Introduction What is Knowledge Translation? How Can We “Do” Knowledge Translation? Challenges Ahead for Sport Injury Psychology Researchers Doing iKT Future Research Implications Conclusion Critical Discussion Questions References Chapter 15 “But It Is Bad!” “Yes, But Is It Really as Bad as You Have Indicated on Here?” “Absolutely!”: Challenging Injured Athletes’ Irrational Beliefs: Not a Straightforward Exercise Introduction Context and Presenting Issue Needs Analysis and Intervention Outcome Analysis Critical Reflections Future Research Implications Conclusion Critical Discussion Questions References Chapter 16 Less Control, More Flexibility: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy With Injured Athletes Introduction Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A Brief Review Using ACT With Injured Athletes: My Reflections Future Research Implications Conclusion Critical Discussion Questions Notes References Chapter 17 “This Is the Final Jump,” I Respond. Why, Why Do I Utter Those Words?: Using Storytelling in Sport Injury Rehabilitation Introduction Critical Reflections Future Research Implications Conclusion Critical Discussion Questions References Chapter 18 Textbooks Don’t Tell It Like It Is: Tales From Working in the Field With Injured Athletes Introduction Setting the Scene In Staging Camp With Tonya Getting Steve Back on the Snow Educating Eloise Critical Reflections My Survival Pack Future Research Implications Conclusion Critical Discussion Questions References Chapter 19 Three Decades Later: Looking Back to Look Forward Introduction Conclusion Critical Discussion Questions References Index