Table 1_Multifactorial background of acute sports injuries in young Japanese athletes—a se

A qualitative dataset from a semi-structured interview study with 10 young Japanese athletes. The data includes transcribed conversations analyzed to explore physical, psychological, cognitive, social, and situational factors associated with acute sports injuries. The study was authored by Yukiko Kimotsuki and published on figshare under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Identify psychological and social risk factors for sports injuries based on the 14 key themes extracted from interviews.
• Analyze athlete narratives about misjudging physical state and overlooking warning signs, as described in the results.
• Study the role of external guidance and feedback in injury prevention, based on the identified meta-factors.
• Model the interaction between situational factors like unfamiliar tactics and injury vulnerability, as discussed in the findings.

Strengths

• Data is based on expert qualitative analysis by three researchers using the SCAT method.
• The study identified 14 key themes categorized into seven meta-factors underlying sports injuries.
• The dataset is openly available under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 42.1 KB, indicating limited scope and a sample size of only 10 athletes.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic and demographic bias inherent to its focus on young Japanese athletes.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Semi-structured interviews, audio recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using the Steps for Coding and Theorization (SCAT) method.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-25 22:03:35; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Japan