A person-oriented approach to sport and school burnout in adolescent student-athletes: The role of individual and parental expectations

Sorkkila, Matilda; Aunola, Kaisa; Ryba, Tatiana V.

doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2016.10.004

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“…Interestingly, the identified profiles were characterized by either both sport and school burnout symptoms or neither . Previous studies have shown that at the beginning of upper secondary school the profiles are somewhat distinct (ie, profiles with only sport or school burnout symptoms) . This suggests that overtime burnout may not be any longer context specific but, instead, the contexts become overlapped and burnout becomes generalized (ie, overall burnout) .…”

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“…At the same time as athletes often transit to adult sport, which may be one of the most challenging times in career, young athletes face the increasing demands of upper secondary school . Taken this into account, it is not surprising that some student‐athletes show sport and school burnout symptoms, such as emotional and physiological exhaustion, cynicism, and feelings of inadequacy, already in the beginning of upper secondary school and that the symptoms increase over time . One potential consequence of student‐athletes’ burnout is dropping out of sport (ie, quitting their athletic career) or school (ie, quitting their education).…”

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“…Indeed, it has been shown that student‐athletes’ exhaustion in school spills over to sport . Moreover, high success expectations in one domain have been shown to protect student‐athletes from burnout symptoms in the same domain, but be positively related to burnout symptoms in the other domain . Therefore, among student‐athletes both within‐ and across‐domain effects need to be accounted for.…”

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“…Because individuals have different processes of functioning, it is possible that there are different subgroups of individuals with similar symptomology to each other, but different from the individuals in other groups. Indeed, it has been shown that based on the level and change of sport and school burnout symptoms there are different profiles of student‐athletes already in the beginning of upper secondary schools, and these profiles may become more overlapped during the first school year . However, it has been argued that since burnout is a condition that evolves over time, longer time frames and measuring points are needed to investigate the phenomenon …”

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“…Although it has been shown that a relatively large proportion of student‐athletes suffer from sport and school burnout symptoms during the first school year, there are also student‐athletes who cope with the demands of dual career well and do not show symptoms of burnout . It has been suggested that one factor differentiating athletes who get burned out from those who do not is psychological resilience, that is, individual's ability to bounce back or recover from stress .…”

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The role of resilience in student‐athletes' sport and school burnout and dropout: A longitudinal person‐oriented study

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Tolvanen

Aunola

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Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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Although it has been shown that student‐athletes who pursue upper secondary school alongside with an athletic career may be prone to sport and school burnout, the concrete life changes resulting from burning out, such as dropping out of sport or school, have not been investigated. Moreover, it is unknown why some student‐athletes do not burnout. The purpose of the present study was to examine whether there are different kinds of profiles—based on the level and development of sport and school burnout symptoms across upper secondary school—that can be identified among student‐athletes and how resilience and the likelihood of dropping out from sport or school differ between the profiles. The sample consisted of 491 (49% females) Finnish student‐athletes who filled in questionnaires four times during the three years of upper secondary school. The data were analyzed by using growth mixture modeling. Three burnout profiles were identified: (a) Average profile, (b) Increased burnout profile, and (c) Non‐risk profile. The profiles differed significantly in terms of student‐athletes’ resilience and the likelihood of dropping out, as those in the Increased burnout group symptoms were less resilient and more likely to dropout from sport than those in the other two groups. Furthermore, those in the Non‐risk profile were more resilient than athletes in the other two groups. The results can be used in teaching student‐athletes resilience‐related skills which can prevent them from burning out and dropping out from sport and school.

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