Athletic identity and sport commitment in athletes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction who have returned to sports at their pre-injury level of competition

Table 2 Group differences in psychological variables

Psychological variables score	NRTS (n = 16)	YRTS (N = 23)	P value	Effect size
AIMS	35.0 (10.5)	40.0 (8.0)	0.023	−0.36
SCS	20.5 (9.5)	26.0 (5.0)	0.027	−0.35
TSK	36.5 (6.3)	32.0 (11.0)	0.014	−0.39
ACL-RSI	60.8 (34.8)	85.0 (16.7)	0.002	−0.50

(median (interquartile range))
NRTS no-return to sports, YRTS yes-return to sports, AIMS athletic identity measurement scale, SCS sport commitment scale, TSK Tampa scale for kinesiophobia, ACL-RSI anterior cruciate ligament-return to sport after injury scale

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