ObjectiveThe aim of this study is to investigate whether psychosocialfactors such as anxiety level or level of copingresources affect the occurrence of injury.Materials and MethodsA total of 83 professional football players participatedin the study. At the beginning of the study, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Athletic Coping Skills Inventory-28 and Multidimensional Scale of PerceivedSocial Support were completed. Team doctors notedthe type and severity of injury, and the number of trainingsand matches the players missed due to injury.ResultsSixty-three of the 83 players (75.9%) suffered a totalof 121 injuries. Total injury incidence was 6.2/1000hours (during match 18.3/1000 h; during training3.2/1000 h). Four (3.2%) of the injuries were minimal,28 (22.9%) were mild, 67 (55.1%) were moderate, and22 (17.9%) were severe. There was a negative correlationbetween the number and severity of injuries andcoping skills, and a positive correlation between thenumber and severity of injuries and anxiety level. Theserelationships were statistically significant (p