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Studies investigating kinesiophobia have identified sex differences, yet whether this holds in the ACLR population remains unknown. The purpose of this study was to examine whether there are sex differences in kinesiophobia and other psychological factors, such as readiness to RTS and self-reported pain in the ACLR population. A total of 20 participants, eleven males (23.0 \u00b1 8.4 years, 178.9 \u00b1 7.6 cm, 76.8 \u00b1 10.4 kg) and 9 females (19.6 \u00b1 5.3 years, 165.1 \u00b1 4.0 cm, 73.2 \u00b1 25.0 kg) voluntarily participated in this study. The Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK-11), Anterior Cruciate Ligament Return to Sport After Injury (ACL-RSI) scale, and self-reported pain using a visual analog scale (VAS) were administered after clearance for RTS (10.5 \u00b1 2.3 months post-ACLR). Statistical significance was set <jats:italic>a priori<\/jats:italic> at p&lt;0.05. A significant difference between sexes was observed for the ACL-RSI with males reporting a significantly higher score (92.82\u00b116.16) compared to females (77.0\u00b115.54; p = 0.040). There were no significant differences between sexes for VAS for pain (males = 4.55 \u00b1 6.50; females = 1.22 \u00b1 3.31; p = 0.228) and TSK-11 (males = 18.73 \u00b1 3.17; females = 19.67 \u00b1 4.61; p = 0.596). The results of this study demonstrated males had significantly higher ACL-RSI scores than females, suggesting males may have higher psychological readiness following clearance for RTS. This study did not demonstrate significant differences between sexes for kinesiophobia or pain level. 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