Abstract
This study was designed to investigate the relationships between the tendencies toward Type A behavior pattern (TABP) and sports injuries. A total of 2164 (1631 males and 533 females) athletes from several colleges in Japan, volunteered for this study. They were divided into two groups; an injury group and a non-injury group. KG's Daily Life Questionnaire was used to investigate the tendency of TABP. Our hypothesis was that Type A individuals showed higher occurrences of sports injury than Type B individuals. Most of the results in this study supported our hypothesis. To put it concretely, the injury group showed higher TABP tendency than the non-injury group. And the higher TABP score group showed higher occurrence of injury experiences than those of low score group. Therefore, there was a possibility that TABP tendency of athletes might be one of the informations to prevent sports injuries.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 359-367 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 Aug |
Keywords
- KG's Daily Life Questionnaire
- Sports injury
- Type A behavior pattern
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
- Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation