Eras of Burnout Research: What Does the Past Tell Us About the Future of Burnout in Sport?

DeFreese, J.D.; Madigan, Daniel J.; Gustafsson, Henrik

doi:10.1123/jcsp.2023-0046

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“…In this brief expert commentary, we have summarized five important issues and have proposed several ways to move forward to improve our understanding of athlete burnout. Although research in this area has been successful and the number of publications has been steadily on the rise, with contemporary studies including more advanced designs and better theoretical grounding, there is a need for further advancement of knowledge [9].…”

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“…Together, we have pooled our insights to address issues in athlete burnout research that need deeper consideration, and to provide suggestions for how to advance understanding of athlete burnout. Despite recent advances in the field of burnout research in sport [9], we have identified five major issues that we believe warrant priority examination: (i) burnout as a syndrome, (ii) the negative consequences of burnout, (iii) the role of recovery in burnout, (iv) the importance of the social environment, and (v) developing effective interventions.…”

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Five unsolved issues concerning burnout in athletes: An expert perspective

Alvarez Pires,

Isoard-Gautheur,

Madigan

et al. 2024

Sports Psychiatry

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Introduction: Concern about mental health is an increasingly relevant topic in high-performance sport. In this regard, because burnout can be harmful to both the health and performance of athletes, it is of particular importance. Although a great deal of time and effort has been dedicated to the study of athlete burnout, there are still issues that require further work. Therefore, in the present paper, we aim to highlight what, in our perspective, are the most important unsolved issues regarding burnout in athletes. Methods: We brought together expert athlete burnout scholars to offer their perspectives on five unresolved issues in this research area. Results: We describe the following five issues that require further research attention: (i) burnout as a syndrome, (ii) the negative consequences of burnout, (iii) the role of recovery in burnout, (iv) the importance of the social environment, and (v) developing effective interventions to reduce/prevent burnout. Conclusion: Our commentary provides suggestions for future research to help solve these problems, advance our understanding of athlete burnout, and ultimately safeguard the mental health of athletes.

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