Psychology of sport injury rehabilitation: A review of models and interventions

Abstract

Santi, G. & Pietrantoni, L. (2013) Psychology of sport injury rehabilitation: a review of models and interventions. J. Hum. Sport Exerc., 8(4), pp. 1029-1044. The aim of this review is to provide the state of the art about the psychology of sport injury rehabilitation by analyzing the most recent literature and research on this field. In the first part, we presented theoretical models contextualizing the sport injury, the motivational process underlying the recovery, and the influence of social and contextual factors. The second part focuses on the possible psychological interventions and their effect on the rehabilitation process. In conclusion, some gaps in the current literature have been highlighted and directions for future research have been provided. © Faculty of Education.