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Predictor role of rumination and trait-mindfulness in pain and negative mood after a sports injury: A longitudinal study [Papel predictor de la rumiación y el mindfulness rasgo en el dolor y el estado de ánimo negativo tras una lesión deportiva: Un estudio longitudinal]

Publicated to:Revista De La Sociedad Espanola Del Dolor. 24 (3): 125-131 - 2017-01-01 24(3), DOI: 10.20986/resed.2017.3495/2016

Authors: Vargas Moreno E; López-López A; González Gutiérrez JL; Matiás Pompa B; Alonso Fernández M

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Abstract

Introduction: Daily sporting activity helps us to maintain a good quality of life, and physical and emotional well-being. However, if this practice is not carried out properly, can pose risks to health, such as physical injuries. When it occurs, the injury can lead to pain and emotional disturbances. The psychological factors that influence their occurrence are little known. Objective: This study focused on analyzing the predictive role of ruminative style and trait mindfulness in pain intensity and changes in mood after a sport injury. Method and equipment: We selected 15 athletes with a moderate sport injury, produced three days ago. They filled a battery of self-report questionnaires in two temporal moments: Three days after the injury and a week later. Also, they completed, for a week, a pain diary in which reflected the average daily, minimum and maximum. As dependent variables were evaluated: Pain intensity, anxiety and depressive symptoms. As independent variables: Ruminative style, rumination about the injury and trait-mindfulness. Results: The data analysis was performed using linear regression, finding that rumination about the injury was predictor of pain intensity during the week after injury, and of anxiety level suffered ten days after the injury. Conclusions: The ruminative processes about the injury increase the chances of occurrence of a negative state after injury, mainly anxiety symptoms, and predict the intensity of pain experienced after sport injury. It would therefore be advisable to perform interventions that would reduce or modify such processes immediately to the injury in order to reduce anxiety and pain post injury.

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AnxietyAnxiety disorderArticleAthleteClinical articleDepressionHumanMindfulnessMoodObservational studyPainPain intensityPsychologyRuminationRumination (psychology)Self reportSport injury

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Revista De La Sociedad Espanola Del Dolor, Q4 Agency Scopus (SJR), its regional focus and specialization in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-06-06:

  • Scopus: 1
  • OpenCitations: 1

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-06:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 37 (PlumX).

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    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (Alonso Fernández, Miriam Aranzazu).

    the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been López López, Almudena.