Beyond Physical Injury: The Association Between Sports Injury Anxiety, Sport Commitment, and Well- Being in Football Players
MERT Y, Bebiş H. · Research Square · 2026
Abstract
Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between sports injury anxiety, sport commitment, and well-being among football players.
Methods: This cross-sectional, correlational study was conducted with 416 active football players from sports clubs in Famagusta during the 2023–2024 football season. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, the Sports Injury Anxiety Scale, the Sport Commitment Scale, and the Well-Being Star Scale. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 25.0. Nonparametric tests and Spearman's correlation analysis were performed.
Results: Of the participants, 75.7% reported having experienced a previous sports injury, and 78.6% reported anxiety about sustaining a recurrent injury. No significant association was found between overall sports injury anxiety and overall sport commitment scores. However, several subdimensions of sports injury anxiety were significantly associated with subdimensions of both sport commitment and well-being. In addition, a moderate positive correlation was found between sport commitment and well-being (r = 0.432, p