Brewer, Britton W.Petrie, Trent A.2023-04-212023-04-211995https://hdl.handle.net/2097/43095The psychological impact of athletic injury on 916 NCAA Division I football players from 42 institutions was examined. The Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) (Radloff, 1977), the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965), and the Spielberger Trait Anxiety Inventory (Spielberger, Gorsuch, & Lushene, 1970) were used to assess depression, self-esteem, and trait anxiety, respectively. The Levenson (1974) Locus of Control Scales were used to measure perceptions of three dimensions of control (internal control, powerful others, and chance). Injured student-athletes reported significantly higher levels of depression and life stress than uninjured student-athletes. The findings, which were consistent with previous research, suggested that injury can be a significant stressor for student-athletes.This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).depressioninjurystressText