Growth During the Rehabilitation Period After a Sport Injury: A Systematic Review

Abstract

A systematic review was carried out with the aim of understanding personal growth during the rehabilitation period of sports injury, as well as the variables that facilitate the development of this construct and the possible differences between gender, age and severity of the injury. For this purpose, a search of articles published from 2014 to 2024 in Google Scholar and Web of Science databases was carried out. After the selection process, ten articles were chosen for this systematic review. We observed a varied prevalence data on variables that facilitate personal development, ranging from resilience to positive communication with other people. The most analyzed psychological variables were mastery of the self and self-control. No differences were observed between the gender, age of the athletes and severity of the injury. The results suggest that personal growth during this rehabilitation period is frequently in athletes.