Impact of Injury Duration on Sports Motivation

Ajay Sheoran; Vipin Sehrawat; Bindu Kumari

doi:10.60081/SSHA.3.1.2025.374-381

Authors

Ajay Sheoran Associate Professor, Dept. Of Orthopaedics, Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9033-7499
Vipin Sehrawat Assistant Professor, Dept. Of Physical Education, Sports University of Haryana, India
Bindu Kumari Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7470-9237

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60081/SSHA.3.1.2025.374-381

Keywords:

Inury Duration, Motivation, Intrinsic regulation, Integrated regulation

Abstract

Background and Objective : Prolonged injuries may decrease motivation and increase psychological distress and athletes may drop out but some return to the field despite adversity. The present research is an exploration of the differences in the dimensions of sports motivation in athletes who have returned in field after varied injury duration's. Methodology: A multivariate design with three categories of independent variable and six dimensions of dependent variable has been used. Sample: The sample consisted of 100 sports persons, both male and females from various sports who have suffered from injury and now have returned to field and were assigned to moderate, serious and long term group based on the injury duration that had been reported. Data Collection and Analysis: The translated version of Revised Sport Motivation Scale (SMS-II), developed by Pelletier et al. (2013), based on Self-Determination Theory (SDT) framework having six sub scales had been used for data collection. The data was analyzed using one way MANOVA statistical technique. Results and Implications: There were significant differences reported among three groups in Intrinsic, Integrated and Identified regulation. The study underscore the need to keep athletes intrinsically motivated, to reduce the drop out of athletes after long duration injuries.

Author Biographies

Ajay Sheoran, Associate Professor, Dept. Of Orthopaedics, Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India

ajaysheoran.pgims@uhsr.ac.in
Vipin Sehrawat, Assistant Professor, Dept. Of Physical Education, Sports University of Haryana, India

vipingulia24@gmail.com
Bindu Kumari, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, India

binduahlawatmdu@gmail.com

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