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R D Coddington

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PubMed1980

The effect of emotional factors on football injury rates--a pilot study.

The Life Event Scale for Adolescents (LES A) was used to gather data regarding the events that had occurred during the previous year from 114 high school football players. Injuries during the season were classified according to the National Athletic Injury/Illness Reporting System (NAIRS). The findings indicated that players who experienced more family instability, particularly those who experienced parental illnesses, separations, divorces and deaths, were more likely to sustain a significant injury. It is postulated that a player's mental or emotional state may increase his risk of injury.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1979

Life events associated with adolescent pregnancies.

A retrospective study of the life events reported by 121 pregnant adolescents and 261 controls has disproved the null hypothesis that those 2 groups are 2 random samples from the same population. The pregnant girls differ markedly in terms of the events that occurred within their families. Most striking among these events was the greater number of deaths of family members reported by the pregnant girls. Clearly, a prospective study is needed to confirm the findings.

Adolescent↗