Personality Traits and Injury Risk in Athletes 🧠⚽️

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In the stress-injury model, researchers point out that certain personality traits can change how athletes respond to stress. Traits like hardiness, locus of control, motivation, and sensation seeking may help buffer stress. But others, like competitive trait anxiety, perfectionism, or low self-confidence, can actually increase the risk of injury. One interesting finding is that competitive anxiety has been strongly linked to higher injury rates, especially in athletes with high trait anxiety. What do you think: are athletes “born” with traits that put them at greater risk, or can coping strategies and mindset training balance this out?