How relationship-maintenance strategies influence athlete burnout: Mediating roles of coach-athlete relationship and basic psychological needs satisfaction
Introduction: Athlete burnout has many potential negative effects on athletes` sporting performance and careers. Maintaining and promoting the coach-athlete relationship to meet athletes` basic psychological needs is one way to reduce burnout. Existing studies of the correlation between coach-athlete relationships and athlete burnout have mainly focused on the coaches` leadership style, with little attention given to relationship-maintenance strategies and the mechanism of athlete burnout from the athletes` perspective.
Methods: Using an online survey of 256 adolescent athletes, we explore the relationship between relationship-maintenance strategies and athlete burnout, including the potential mediating effects of the coach-athlete relationship and basic psychological needs satisfaction.
Results: (1) Athletes` relationship-maintenance strategies negatively predicted athlete burnout. (2) Besides the direct effect, we found evidence to support three mediation paths: (a) the coach-athlete relationship, (b) basic psychological needs satisfaction, and (c) both as serial mediators.
Discussion: These findings enhance understanding of the mechanism of athlete burnout, demonstrating the influence of factors beyond the coach`s role. The study also provides a theoretical basis for practical intervention by coaches, athletes, and sports organizations to reduce athlete burnout by focusing on athletes` perspectives.
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Aiheet: | valmentaja ahdistus suorituskyky sosiaalinen suhde juniori huippu-urheilu urheilupsykologia urheilusosiologia |
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Aihealueet: | yhteiskuntatieteet junioriurheilu |
Tagging: | Trainer-Sportler-Beziehung Burnout |
DOI: | 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1104143 |
Julkaisussa: | Frontiers in Psychology |
Julkaistu: |
2023
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Vuosikerta: | 13 |
Sivuja: | 1104143 |
Julkaisutyypit: | artikkeli |
Kieli: | englanti (kieli) |
Taso: | kehittynyt |