## 4 Discussion  
The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between re-injury worry, confidence, and attention in athletes and their functional status and demographic data related to the rehabilitation process. Firstly, athletes exhibited average levels of both re-injury worry and Distraction Attention along with high levels of confidence and Functional Attention. According to the theoretical model proposed by [PERSON] and [PERSON] [35], athletes may not be fully \begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{l c c c c c c} \hline \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**Functional Tests**} & **Side Leg** & \multirow{2}{*}{**Side Hop**} & **Vertical** & **Vertical** & **Vertical** & **Vertical** \\  & **Hop Distance** & & **Jump Height** & **Jump Feet** & **Jump Force** & **Jump Velocity** & **Jump Power** \\ \hline Side leg hop distance & 1 & 0.38 * & 0.36 & 0.44 * & 0.30 & 0.47 * & 0.39 * \\ Side hop & 0.38 * & 1 & 0.21 & 0.25 & 0.15 & 0.26 & 0.22 \\ Vertical jump height & 0.36 & 0.21 & 1 & 0.79 ** & 0.12 & 0.89 ** & 0.43 * \\ Vertical jump feet & 0.44 * & 0.25 & 0.79 ** & 1 & 0.19 & 0.89 ** & 0.48 ** \\ Vertical jump force & 0.30 & 0.15 & 0.12 & 0.19 & 1 & 0.16 & 0.75 ** \\ Vertical jump velocity & 0.47 * & 0.26 & 0.89 ** & 0.89 ** & 0.16 & 1 & 0.46 * \\ Vertical jump power & 0.39 * & 0.22 & 0.43 * & 0.48 ** & 0.75 ** & 0.46 * & 1 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}  
* \(p<0.05\). ** \(p<0.01\).  
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Table 4: Pearson r correlations among the functional tests. \begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{l c c c c c} \hline \hline \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Functional Tests**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Mean (SD)**} & **Lower/Upper Borders** & **t** & **Effect Size** \\ \hline Side leg hop distance & Injured limb & 108.60 (33.59) & \(-22.95/-10.34\) & \(-5.41\)*** & 1.02 \\ Side hop & Healthy limb & 125.25 (27.75) & \(-5.03/-1.76\) & \(-4.25\)*** & 0.8 \\ Side hop & Injured limb & 29.9 (10.97) & \(-5.03/-1.76\) & \(-4.25\)*** & 0.8 \\ Vertical jump height & Injured limb & 17.60 (4.78) & \(-2.81/-0.40\) & \(-2.73\)** & 0.5 \\ Vertical jump feet & Injured limb & 356.61 (75.47) & \(-38.1/-11.36\) & \(-3.79\)*** & 0.72 \\ Vertical jump force & Injured limb & 1324.91 (324.26) & \(-156.68/70.4\) & \(-2.77\)** & 0.15 \\ Vertical jump velocity & Injured limb & 0.89 (0.15) & \(-0.097/-0.032\) & \(-4.14\)*** & 0.75 \\ Healthy limb & 0.96 (0.12) & \(-0.097/-0.032\) & \(-4.14\)*** & 0.75 \\ Vertical jump power & Injured limb & 1175.53 (438.33) & \(-320.8/-109.79\) & \(-4.18\)*** & 0.79 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}  
* \(p<0.01\). *** \(p<0.001\).  
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Table 5: Mean and standard deviation (SD) of the functional tests between injured and healthy limbs. psychologically prepared to return to sport, which increases the likelihood of negative cognitive appraisals, such as re-injury worry. This, in turn, may lead to decreased confidence and attention when they re-enter competitive play. Similarly, [PERSON] et al. [2] found that athletes with previous injuries experienced average levels of re-injury worry and Distraction Attention but displayed high levels of confidence and Functional Attention upon returning to sport. [PERSON] et al. [6], in their proposed model, reported that the psychological factors of re-injury worry, confidence, and attention may impact athletes returning to sport competition after a musculoskeletal injury, and they may cause a re-injury. Similar results were reported recently by [PERSON] et al. [36] for both sexes. Competing against opponents might generate negative thoughts in previously injured athletes due to the frequent physical contact during competition [25]. The quality of the rehabilitation program also significantly impacts the athlete's re-injury worry [25]. Given that all athletes successfully completed their rehabilitation process, it is likely that their injuries were fully healed. Athletes tend to have higher levels of confidence when they return to sport fully recovered.