IntroductionAthlete burnout has many potential negative effects on athletes’ sporting performance and careers. Maintaining and promoting the coach–athlete relationship to meet athletes’ basic psychological needs is one way to reduce burnout. Existing studies of the correlation between coach-athlete relationships and athlete burnout have mainly focused on the coaches’ leadership style, with little attention given to relationship-maintenance strategies and the mechanism of athlete burnout from the athletes’ perspective.MethodsUsing an online survey of 256 adolescent athletes, we explore the relationship between relationship-maintenance strategies and athlete burnout, including the potential mediating effects of the coach–athlete relationship and basic psychological needs satisfaction.Results(1) Athletes’ relationship-maintenance strategies negatively predicted athlete burnout. (2) Besides the direct effect, we found evidence to support three mediation paths: (a) the coach–athlete relationship, (b) basic psychological needs satisfaction, and (c) both as serial mediators.DiscussionThese findings enhance understanding of the mechanism of athlete burnout, demonstrating the influence of factors beyond the coach’s role. The study also provides a theoretical basis for practical intervention by coaches, athletes, and sports organizations to reduce athlete burnout by focusing on athletes’ perspectives.
In China, ethnic identity refers to both one's own ethnic identity and the identity of the Chinese nation. It is of great significance not only to individuals' mental health and full play of psychological functions but also to ethnic solidarity and regional and national stability. On the whole, ethnic minority college students in the Southwestern regions have positive national identity and behavior tendency. Universities and colleges should further uplift students' national identity and improve their behavior through education. Keywords ethnic identity, Southwest China, ethnic minority college students, psychology of national identity 摘要 在中国,民族认同既包括对本民族的认同,也包括对中华民族的认同,它对 于个体的心理健康和心理功能的发挥、对于民族团结以及对于地区和国家的稳定具 有重要意义。从整体上看,西南地区少数民族大学生的民族认同和相应的行为方式 倾向于积极状态,大学教育要注意进一步提高学生的民族认同,改善学生的行为应 对方式。 关键词 民族认同,中国西南地区,少数民族大学生,民族认同心理
Research on ethnic identityThere are flourishing researches on ethnic identity abroad, but there is little
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