Sport Injury-Related Growth (SIRG) Study

What is Sport Injury-Related Growth (SIRG)?

• A process where athletes experience personal growth as a result of an injury

• A medical procedure to treat sports injuries

• A type of sports injury

• A psychological condition affecting injured athletes

How would you classify Gratitude letters?

• Intrapersonal Gratitude

• Interpersonal Gratitude

• Internal Gratitude

• External Gratitude

What is the quantitative aim of this study?

• To examine the efficacy of Gratitude visits to promote SIRG

• To measure the impact of interpersonal gratitude practices on athlete performance

• To assess gratitude before and after a serious sport injury

• To analyze the correlation between mental health and injury recovery

What were the qualifications to participate in the study?

• Be an athlete

• Have a serious, sports related injury

• In the return to play phase of recovery

• All of the above

Who could the recipients of the gratitude letters be?

• Family members

• Significant others

• Friends

• Physiotherapists

What type of treatment did the control group receive?

• Placebo

• Standard treatment

• Neutral Non-treatment

• Experimental treatment

Who completed social validation interviews following the gratitude visits?

• Experimental Group

• Control Group

• Gratitude Recipients

• No one

What did the Post Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) NOT measure?

• Relating to Others

• New Possibilities

• Personal Strength

• Physical Strength

• Spiritual Change

Which dimension of the PTGI had the most significant growth after the gratitude intervention?

• Personal strength

• New possibilities

• Relating to others

• Spiritual change

• Appreciation of life

Which themes were shared or related between both participants and recipients?

• Feeling Grateful

• Guilt

• Feeling Closer

• 2-way relationship/Pay-it-Forward