A1 Journal article (refereed)
Applying the trans-contextual model to promote sport injury prevention behaviors among secondary school students (2021)

Lee, A. S., Standage, M., Hagger, M. S., & Chan, D. K. C. (2021). Applying the trans-contextual model to promote sport injury prevention behaviors among secondary school students. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 31(9), 1840-1852. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14002

JYU authors or editors

Publication details

All authors or editors: Lee, Alfred S.Y.; Standage, Martyn; Hagger, Martin S.; Chan, Derwin K. C.

Journal or series: Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

ISSN: 0905-7188

eISSN: 1600-0838

Publication year: 2021

Publication date: 26/06/2021

Volume: 31

Issue number: 9

Pages range: 1840-1852

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Publication country: United Kingdom

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14002

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Partially open access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/77382

Abstract

The current study tested the effects of an intervention based on the trans-contextual model (TCM) on secondary school PE students’ sport injury prevention behaviour, and on theory-based motivational and social cognition mediators. Participants were PE students (N=1,168; Mage=13.322±1.045, range=12 to 16; female=51.721%) who participated in a 3-month cluster-randomised controlled trial. Schools were randomly assigned to a treatment group, in which PE teachers received training to be more supportive of psychological needs in teaching sport injury prevention, or a control group, in which PE teachers received no training. Participants completed survey measures of TCM variables and self-reported sport injury prevention behaviour at baseline and at 3-month post-intervention follow-up. The proposed TCM model exhibited adequate fit with the data, χ2=143.080 (df=19), CFI=.956, TLI=.916, RMSEA=.078 [90% CI=.066 to .090], and SRMR=.058. We found positive, statistically significant direct intervention effects on changes in perceived psychological need support (β=.064, p=.020). We also found positive, significant direct (β=.086 to .599, p<.001) and indirect (β=.002 to .027, p=.020 to .032) intervention effects on changes in TCM variables and behaviours to prevent sport injuries. Our findings support the TCM as a useful framework for building an intervention for promoting sport injury prevention behaviours among secondary school students.

Keywords: sports injuries; pre-emption; young people; physical education (school subject); behavioural patterns; autonomy (societal properties)

Free keywords: digital health intervention; mobile health; self-determination theory; sport injury; theory of planned behaviour

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Ministry reporting: Yes

VIRTA submission year: 2021

JUFO rating: 2