Researchers examined 47 artists who completed the REST-Q questionnaire during their first two weeks of training. Emotional exhaustion, self-efficacy and fatigue were associated with increased injury risk. Low self-efficacy was the strongest correlation, while conflicts or pressure had no correlation.
Read the abstract on self-esteem and injury risk.
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