RESEARCH_FILE
Diane M. Wiese-Bjornstal
University of Minnesota
Known for:The integrated (biopsychosocial) model of psychological response to sport injury
SEE THE PRACTICE
Turn a thought this research explains into one clear move.
THE THOUGHT
“The 17-year-old is already better than me”
YOUR RECORDED RESPONSE
“He had one good moment. That is not my whole career.”
ONE PRIVATE MOVE
On a blank note, list three separate things you’ve done this season that a single rep cannot erase. Keep the note to yourself and look at it once after you write it, then close it.
Key findings
- 1998
With Smith, Shaffer and Morrey, proposed that cognitive appraisal of an injury — shaped by personal and situational factors — drives emotional and behavioral responses in an ongoing, reciprocal process affecting recovery. An Integrated Model of Response to Sport Injury: Psychological and Sociological Dynamics ↗
- 2012
Revisited and evaluated the dynamic model of psychological response to sport injury and rehabilitation against accumulated evidence, refining how the original components hold up empirically. Evaluating the Dynamic Model of Psychological Response to Sport Injury and Rehabilitation ↗