“…Furthermore, Schaufeli and Buunk (2001) observed that within the reactions associated with the burnout syndrome is the variation in mood states. Thus, the results found in the present investigation confirmed that burnout presented a close relationship with changes in mood states, especially with a predisposition to a depressive state (Glass, Mcknight, & Valdimarsdottir, 1993;Grobbelaar, Malan, Steyn, & Ellis, 2010;Leiter & Durup, 1994;Martini, Arfken, Churchill, & Balon, 2004). In addition, since burnout also has been shown to have a negative impact on the physical and psychological wellbeing of athletes and coaches (Raedeke & Smith, 2004), demonstrating the link between burnout and mood states in referees is an important extension for future studies.…”