The Relationship Between Resilience and Injury, With the Mediating Role of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation Among Runners

Background: The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the relationship between resilience and the incidence of injury through the mediation of internal and external motivation of runners. Methods: The research method was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population included all the running athletes, of which ۲۳۵ people were randomly selected as the research sample. To collect data, Connor and Davidson's (۲۰۰۳) resilience questionnaires and Playter's (۱۹۹۵) sports motivation and questions about having an injury in the last ۱۲ months were used, and the data were analyzed by Pearson's correlation and path analysis. Results: The results showed that there is a negative and significant relationship between resilience and intrinsic and extrinsic motivation with the incidence of injury. The results of the path analysis using the bootstrap method also showed that the internal and external motivation variables play a mediating role in the relationship between resilience and injury occurrence in runners and the presented conceptual model has a good fit. These findings suggest two pathways through which resilience can prevent injury in athletes. Conclusion: This study shows that runners with a high level of motivation and resilience are associated with a lower number of injuries

کلیدواژه ها:

Damage ، Internal and external Motivation ، Resilience