Dr. Zan Gao, assistant professor in the School of Kinesiology, had an article published in, Journal of Athletic Training.
Gao is the second author in the article titled, “Injury rehabilitation overadherence: Preliminary scale validation and relationships with athletic identity and self-presentation concerns.” The study was designed to provide initial validation of a novel injury-rehabilitation overadherence measure and to examine correlates of overadherence and risking a premature return to sport. Gao contributed to the data analyses and presentation of the results for the study.