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Investigating Differences in Perceived Stress Between Injured and Non-Injured NCAA Division II Student-Athletes During COVID- 19
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January 2024

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Research Directs in Psychology and Behavior

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Faith Atkinson

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Sydney Irvine

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Introduction: Little research has examined perceived stress of injured student-athletes (SAs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to investigate if differences existed in perceived stress between injured and non-injured SAs during the pandemic. It was hypothesized that differences would be seen between the two groups with injured SAs exhibiting higher perceived stress scores. Methods: 158 NCAA Division II SAs competing on 12 different athletic teams volunteered to complete an online demographics/historical questionnaire and the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale designed to measure the degree to which individuals believe their life has been unpredictable, uncontrollable, and overloaded during the previous month. An independent samples t-test was performed with an alpha level of p≤0.05 to examine differences in perceived stress scores. Results: A significant difference in perceived stress scores with a medium effect size was observed between injured and non-injured SAs [t(156)=3.18, p=0.002, d=0.51], with injured SAs (21.62±7.19) demonstrating higher scores than non-injured SAs (18.17±6.35). Conclusions: As hypothesized, results showed that injured SAs exhibited higher perceived stress when compared to their counterparts during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. These findings are similar to existing literature where injured SAs demonstrated higher stress scores than non-injured SAs during pre-pandemic times.

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INVESTIGATING DIFFERENCES IN PERCEIVED STRESS BETWEEN INJURED AND NON-INJURED DIVISION II STUDENT-ATHLETES DURING COVID-19

October 2022

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Very little research has examined the perceived stress levels of injured student-athletes (SAs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. PURPOSE: To determine if there are differences in perceived stress levels during the pandemic between SAs who experienced an injury versus those that did not. METHODS: 158 NCAA Division II SAs from 12 teams composed of injured (n = 66) and non-injured SA groups (n = 92) were recruited to complete an online demographics questionnaire and the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (Cohen, 1994) which measures the degree to which situations in one's life are appraised as stressful. An independent samples t-test was performed with an alpha level of p ≤ 0.05 to examine if differences between SA groups existed. RESULTS: The analysis revealed a statistically significant difference in perceived stress scores, t(156)=3.18, p=.002, d = .51, between injured and non-injured SAs with injured SAs showing higher scores (M=21.62, SD=7.19) versus non-injured SAs (M=18.17, SD=6.35). CONCLUSION: Findings support our hypothesis that a statistically significant difference would be seen between injured and non-injured SAs, specifically, with injured SAs demonstrating higher perceived stress scores. It is known that experiencing an injury has been associated with increased depression and anxiety in SAs as well as feelings of anger, low self-esteem, a lack of motivation, and feeling secluded from teammates and coaches due to the injury rehabilitation process. In addition, the trying times during the COVID-19 pandemic may have negatively impacted perceived stress levels for SAs regarding their physical, mental, and emotional health as SAs experienced interruptions in their training and competition and, particularly, the return to sport process for injured SAs.