The narrative of pre-injury, rehabilitation and post injury lives: A qualitative study on coping mechanisms used by martial artists

Date of Publication

2014

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts Major in Psychology

Subject Categories

Psychology

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Psychology

Thesis Adviser

Reynaldo Nuelito Canlas

Defense Panel Member

Marie Rose Henson

Abstract/Summary

The purpose of the study is to examine the livid experiences of martial artists during the pre-injury, rehabilitation and post injury stage of the recalling of the most severe of injuries incurred during their martial arts lives. The pre-injury and post-injury phases aim to divulge the self-esteem and identity of the martial artist during those phases while the rehabilitation phase constitutes the participants' stress response, coping mechanism, cognitive beliefs/appraisals, external sources and personality to take into account their reactions. 9 respondents were interviewed using semi-structured interview providing guide questions in which focus and aim to have the participants recalling of the story as a narrative analysis as the main goal in acquiring information. The implementation of structural narrative analysis will be implemented in order to analyze the data. The study found out that most participants relied heavily on external resources in order to cope during the rehabilitation process and that their identities pre-injury as compared to post-injury change as they implement and express themselves differently as individuals and martial artists. The researchers hope that their data will be used in future studies concerning coping mechanisms and athletic sub-groups.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TU18405

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

xi, 52 unnumbered leaves ; 28 cm.

Keywords

Martial arts injuries; Hand-to-hand fighting injuries

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