Antecedents and consequences of burnout in athletes: Perceived stress and depression

Abstract

Background/Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship among perceived stress, burnout and depression in a sample of athletes. It was hypothesized that stress is an antecedent of burnout and depression a possible consequence of both stress and burnout. Method: A sample of 453 athletes participated in the study. Stress and depression were measured with Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS) and athlete burnout with Athlete Burnout Questionnaire (ABQ). Data analysis was conducted under the approach of structural equation modelling (SEM). Results: The direct effects of stress on burnout and depression were .66 and .24, respectively, and the direct effect of burnout on depression .53, all of them significant (p<.001). Stress accounted for 43% of the variance of burnout, and jointly stress and burnout for 50% of the variance of depression. Indexes of overall model fit were: χ2 (224)= 520.881 (p < .001), χ2/df = 2.32, Goodness of fit index (GFI) = .91, Comparative fit index (CFI) = .89, Root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) = .054 (90% confidence interval, .048-.060), and Standardized Root Mean Square Residual (SRMR) = .063. Conclusions: This study provides evidence of the relationship among stress, burnout and depression in an only model.

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“…In relation to the depression variable, some authors claim that it may be a consequence of burnout (De Francisco, Arce, del Pilar Vílchez, & Vales, 2016;Dubuc-Charbonneau & Durand-Bush, 2015). Grobbelaar, Malan, Steyn, and Ellis (2011), suggest that a clear relationship between the different burnout subscales and depression may exist.…”

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“…Previous studies on occupational stress indicated a positive relationship between stress and burnout . Stress can be treated as an antecedent of burnout . A study on Taiwan college students showed life stress was associated with academic burnout .…”

“…41,42 Stress can be treated as an antecedent of burnout. 43 A study on Taiwan college students showed life stress was associated with academic burnout. 44 Our finding supported the person-objective theory of interest, which posits interest is influenced by affective components.…”

Peer Review #3 of "Prediction of life stress on athletes’ burnout: the dual role of perceived stress (v0.1)"

“…Many studies indicated that overly exposed to daily life stress increasing heart disease (Steptoe & Kivimaki, 2012), suffering from gastrointestinal ulcers (tli & Harty, 2009), elevating the possibility of cancer (Valko, Rhodes, Moncol, Izakovic, & Mazur, 2006), causing asthma (Wright, Rodriguez, & Cohen, 1998), and increasing hyperglycemia (Bosarge & Kerby, 2013). ts to mental problems, research found high in stress is associated with depression (Risch et al, 2009), increasing hopelessness and suicide ideation (Davidson, Wingate, Rasmussen, & Slish, 2009;Glick, Stillman, Reardon, & Ritvo, 2012), lowering well-being (DiBartolo & Shaffer, 2002), decreasing performance (Humphrey, Yow, & Bowden, 2000), increasing eating disorder (Epel, Lapidus , McEwen, & Brownell, 2001), and developing burnout (Francisco, trceb, Vílcheza, & Valesc, 2016;Gustafsson et al, 2012;. In sports literature, athlete burnout is one of the prominent issues receiving much attention by researchers and is closely associated with stress.…”