Confidence restoration following athletic injury

The impact of goal orientations, perceptions of social support, and sources of rehabilitation confidence on the process of confidence restoration from athletic injury was examined among 40 injured intercollegiate athletes (ag es 18 to 22 years). Athletes completed the Task and Ego Orientation in Spor t Questionnaire (TEOSQ; Duda & Nicholls, 1992), the Social Support Question naire (SSQ; Dude, Smart, & Tappe, 1989), and modified versions of the Sourc es of Sport Confidence Questionnaire (M-SSCQ; Vealey, Hayashi, Garner-Holma n, gr Giacobbi, 1998) and the Stale Sport Confidence Inventory (M-SSCI: Vea ley, 1986) within the first two days of their rehabilitation program. The S SQ, M-SSCQ, and M-SSCI were completed during the midpoint of the rehabilita tion and the day before returning to practice/competition. Results indicate d that the tendency to emphasize task-involved goals in sport significantly predicted the selection of mastery and more self-referenced sources of con fidence in rehabilitation. Athletes who perceived more social support speci fic to injury rehabilitation at the beginning of the rehabilitation program were more likely to rely on performance sources to build confidence.