The Effect of Social Support on Improving Athletes’ Motivation and Self-Confidence After a Sports Injury.

Salsabilla Farah Azzahra Firmansyah; Mona Fiametta  Febrianty; Rizaldo Septiano Robaeni

doi:10.31599/7at82d31

Authors

Salsabilla Farah Azzahra Firmansyah Universitas Pendidikan Olahraga
Mona Fiametta Febrianty Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Rizaldo Septiano Robaeni Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31599/7at82d31

Keywords:

Motivation, Psychological Readiness to Return to Sport, Social Support, Sports Injury, Soccer

Abstract

Background: Psychological recovery after a sports injury may be shaped by support from family, friends, and coaches. Purpose: This exploratory study examined the relationships of perceived social support with sport motivation and psychological readiness to return to sport among injured adolescent soccer players. Methods: A cross-sectional correlational design was used. Seven athletes aged 13–17 years from one soccer club who had sustained an injury within the previous six months and had returned to the field were recruited purposively. Social support, motivation, and return-to-sport readiness were assessed using the MSPSS, SMS-II, and I-PRRS, respectively. Pearson two-tailed correlations were calculated from the participant scores, with alpha set at .05; Shapiro–Wilk tests and visual inspection were used as limited assumption checks. Results: Social support was positively but not significantly correlated with motivation, r (5)=.439, p = .324, 95% CI [-.469, .896], and negatively but not significantly correlated with psychological readiness to return to sport, r(5) = -.243, p = .600, 95% CI [-.842, .625]. Conclusion: The data do not establish a statistically significant relationship or causality. Given the very small, purposively selected sample, these estimates are exploratory and require confirmation in a larger study.

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