A Convergence Study on the Relationship between Perfectionism, Stress, and Burnout among College Golf Athletes

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among perfectionism, stress, and burnout in college golf athletes. Participants were 221 college students. Self-oriented perfectionism and socially prescribed perfectionism were found to be the antecedent variables causing stress. Self-oriented perfectionism reduced personal accomplishments, and socially prescribed perfectionism increased the level of burnout. Additionally, perceived stress not only engendered emotional exhaustion but also reduced personal accomplishments. Regarding indirect effects, self-oriented perfectionism and socially prescribed perfectionism increased the level of stress and affected athletes' emotional exhaustion and lack of accomplishments. The results will be of use for helping athletes to escape from the perfectionism that occurs due to their obsession with winning, thus laying the foundation for athletes to continue to enjoy their sports.•

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Burnout Owing to Perfectionism in Elite Athletes Based on the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (MPS) and Athlete Burnout Questionnaire (ABQ)

“…Correlation (r) MPS [5] ABQ [17] Article Bum (2017) [34] (Individual) 221 male and female golf athletes from six universities in Korea Correlation (r) K-MPS [5] MBI [22] Article So (2011) [35] (Individual, team) 271 male and female athletes in middle and high schools in Korea Correlation (r) MPS [5] MBI [22] Article Kim (2017) [36] (Individual) 165 athletes in male and female business badminton teams in Korea as of 2016…”

“…Forest plot of the total data.Figure 2. Forest plot of the total data[12,[23][24][25]27,28,[31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38].…”

The Comparison of Perfectionism and Commitment between Professional and Amateur Golfers and the Association between Perfectionism and Commitment in the Two Groups

“…Perfectionism is a personality trait characterized by striving toward flawlessness and setting excessively high standards for performance [1]. There have been several studies about perfectionism in Korean athletes [2,3]. Yoon and Kim [2] reported that the traits of perfectionism in man-to-man sports were higher than those in record genre sports.…”

“…Yoon and Kim [2] reported that the traits of perfectionism in man-to-man sports were higher than those in record genre sports. Bum et al [3] reported that self-oriented perfectionism and socially prescribed perfectionism would aggravate the level of stress and emotional exhaustion. In addition, perfectionism can arise from coach and parental pressure, which can disrupt cognitive, emotional, and behavioral aspects of sport performance [4].…”