Athlete Burnout Symptoms Are Increasing: A Cross-Temporal Meta-Analysis of Average Levels From 1997 to 2019.

Autor: Madigan DJ; York St John University, York,United Kingdom., Olsson LF; York St John University, York,United Kingdom.; University of Essex, Colchester,United Kingdom., Hill AP; York St John University, York,United Kingdom., Curran T; London School of Economics and Political Science, London,United Kingdom.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of sport & exercise psychology [J Sport Exerc Psychol] 2022 Mar 23; Vol. 44 (3), pp. 153-168. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Mar 23 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.2020-0291
Abstrakt: With the increasing prevalence of mental health difficulties in sport, athletes may be at greater risk of burnout than ever before. In the present study, we tested this possibility by examining whether average athlete burnout levels have changed over the past 2 decades, from 1997 to 2019. A literature search returned 91 studies (N = 21,012) and 396 effect sizes. Findings from cross-temporal meta-analysis suggested that burnout symptoms have increased over the past 2 decades. Specifically, we found that athletes' mean levels of reduced sense of athletic accomplishment and sport devaluation have increased. As burnout symptoms are now typically higher among athletes than in the past, we can expect more athletes to be prone to the negative effects of burnout. Sport is therefore in urgent need of prevention and intervention strategies to stop and reverse this trend.
Databáze: MEDLINE