The Prediction of Athletes Injury on the Basis of Psychological Factors

The purpose of this study was to compare two groups of injured and non-injured athlete students, and to predict athletes who are more prone to injury via psychological characteristics. 169 male track and field athlete students with mean age of (22.7±3.7) were selected as the subjects. Based on the questionnaire, subjects were divided into two groups of injured (75 subjects) and non injured (94 subjects) athletes. The personal information questionnaire, Competitive State Anxiety Inventory (CSAI-2), Aysenk and research made questionnaires were used to collect the data. ANOVA, and analysis of differential were used to statistically analyze of the data. The results revealed significant differences in psychological characteristics between injured and non injured athletes (P<0.01). Based on the results of this study athletes who get 83 from 132 higher, and above are more prone to injury. Finally, researches suggest it may be possible to prevent injuries through planned psychological-based programs