Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop and apply the positive psychology program that was effective for improving the emotion, self-esteem, happiness, and rehabilitation capability of injured athletes and to verify the effectiveness. Methods: The study participants were selected from 14 injured athletes of the D University baseball team who had at least 8 weeks of rehabilitation remaining. This positive psychology program was developed by integrating needs analysis data using an open-ended questionnaire, reviews of related prior studies, and expert advice. The positive psychology program developed in this study(Orientation, Savoring, Gratitude, Finding Strengths, Gravity of Attention, Routine, Inspiring Hope, and Closing) was conducted for a total of 8 sessions of 50-60 minutes, 1-2 times a week. As measurement tools, Positive Affect and Negative Affect Schedule(PANAS), Self-Esteem Scale(RSE), Happiness measures, and Rehabilitation Capability Questionnaire(RCQ) were used. After the end of the program, the program evaluation paper was used to in-depth analysis of the research participants’ perception evaluation of the program. Result: The positive psychology program had a statistically significant effect on the improvement of positive emotion, self-esteem, happiness and rehabilitation capability of injured athletes. On the other hand, it was found that there was on statistically significant effect on the negative reduction. As a result of the qualitative verification, the suitability and validity of the positive psychology program was confirmed. Conclusion: The limitations of this study and suggestions for follow-up studies were discussed in terms of positive psychology program development and field application.
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