Differences in predicting athletic burnout and in moderating its relationship with life satisfaction in competitive and leisure athletes.

ABSTRACT: The effects of athletic burnout on life satisfaction vary greatly between individuals, but few studies have examined influencing factors, such as coping mechanisms, that explain these differences. While athletes' performance levels seem to influence the development of burnout symptoms, there is a lack of studies examining different performance levels separately. The present study therefore investigated the predictors of athletic burnout in competitive and leisure athletes separately, as well as possible moderators influencing the relationship between burnout and life satisfaction in these groups. A cross-sectional online study with sport-specific and general questionnaires was conducted. Latent (e.g., resilience) and manifest variables (e.g., stress) were included as predictors of athletic

SUBMITTER: Grebner K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11496630 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature