Key result
Athletes with a high Type A behavior pattern score experienced a significantly higher mean frequency of sports injuries compared to those with a low score (0.76 vs 0.45 injuries, p<0.01).
Why the study?
Does a higher tendency toward Type A behavior pattern increase the occurrence of sports injuries in college athletes?
Cross-Sectional (n=2,164)
Yes
Does a higher tendency toward Type A behavior pattern increase the occurrence of sports injuries in college athletes?
Athletes with a higher tendency toward Type A behavior pattern experience more frequent sports injuries and are more likely to continue training despite insufficient physical recovery.
High Type A scores were associated with more sports injuries; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before screening or intervention.
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.
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Nigorikawa et al. (2003) conducted a cross-sectional in Sports injuries (n=2,164). High Type A behavior pattern (TABP) vs. Low Type A behavior pattern (TABP) was evaluated on Mean frequency of sports injuries over the past 3 years (p=<0.01). Athletes with a high Type A behavior pattern score experienced a significantly higher mean frequency of sports injuries compared to those with a low score (0.76 vs 0.45 injuries, p<0.01).
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