Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 23-29, February 2010

A preliminary development of the Re-Injury Anxiety Inventory (RIAI)

  • Natalie Walker

      Affiliations

    • University of Northampton, Park Campus, Boughton Green Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire NN2 7AL, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1604 892490.
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  • Joanne Thatcher

      Affiliations

    • Aberystwyth University, Carwyn James Building, Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3FD, United Kingdom
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  • David Lavallee

      Affiliations

    • Aberystwyth University, Carwyn James Building, Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3FD, United Kingdom

Received 21 February 2009; received in revised form 7 September 2009; accepted 14 September 2009. published online 30 October 2009.

Abstract 

Objectives

The present paper outlines the initial development of an instrument to measure re-injury anxiety.

Methods

Face, content and factorial validity were examined over three stages of exploratory factor analyses.

Participants

248 injured sport participants completed the scale.

Results

A 28-item measure was produced to measure re-injury anxiety, comprising of two factors: re-injury anxieties regarding rehabilitation (RIA-R: 15 items) and re-injury anxieties regarding returning to training/competition (RIA-RE: 13 items). These two factors accounted for 80.56% of the total variance. The internal consistency for both factors was above the .70 criterion value; rehabilitation re-injury anxiety (alpha=.98); re-entry into competition re-injury anxiety (alpha=.96).

Conclusions

Future research needs to test the proposed 2-factor model presented in the current research using confirmatory factor analysis.

Keywords: Re-injury anxiety, Fear of re-injury, Re-Injury Anxiety Inventory, Psychological assessment

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PII: S1466-853X(09)00099-6

doi:10.1016/j.ptsp.2009.09.003

Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 23-29, February 2010

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