Psychological predictors of injury among Malaysian professional football players
| dc.contributor.author | Mohd. Nor, Mohad. Anizu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-11-03T02:34:41Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-11-03T02:34:41Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2006 | |
| dc.description | PhD | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Injury is common occurrence in many sports and games. Sportsmen get injured either by accident or intentionally by other players. There are many factors responsible for injuries in sports, of which psychological factors are one, and an important one. Many studies have shown the impact and influence of psychological characteristics of athletes in determining risk of injuries and rehabilitation. The objectives of this study was to determine psychological profiles of footballers, to document injury profiles, and to identify psychological predictors of injury occurrence among footballers involved in the Malaysian Professional Football League. A prospective research design was used in this study. Psychological profiles of the subjects were determined using a validated questionnaire. In addition, a pilot study was carried out to test the validity and reliability of the questionnaire. A cluster sampling method was used, in which all teams were grouped into five clusters; North, South, East and West of Malaysia and East Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak). Two teams from each cluster were randomly selected and all 25 registered players in each team were taken as the study samples. A total of 250 players were selected. The subjects were then instructed to answer the questionnaire. This procedure was repeated for all subjects throughout. In addition, an interview was conducted with players who were injured during or after the game. Data were entered and analysed using Statistical Package for Social Science version 11.0. Significant differences in the mean score between injured and noninjured subjects were determined by logistic regression. Psychological predictors were derived by performing multivariate logistic regression. Univariate analysis, significant differences in the mean score of psychological profiles between the injured and non-injured players were observed in self-esteem, reboudability, ability to handle pressure, level of confidence, and motivation. However, after multivariate analysis, only self-esteem, level of confidence, and motivation were found to be predictors of injury among Malaysian football players involved in Malaysian Professional Football League. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/315 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Biological Science | en_US |
| dc.subject | Psychological | en_US |
| dc.subject | Injury | en_US |
| dc.subject | Football players | en_US |
| dc.title | Psychological predictors of injury among Malaysian professional football players | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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