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Olsson, LF, Grugan, MC, Martin, JN and Madigan, DJ (2021) Perfectionism and Burnout in Athletes: The Mediating Role of Perceived Stress. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 16 (1). pp. 55-74. ISSN 1932-9261
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Abstract
Perfectionism is a consistent predictor of athlete burnout. Researchers have therefore sought to examine the psychological mechanisms that may explain this relationship. In the present study, guided by Smith’s cognitive-affective stress model, we extend existing research by examining whether perceived stress is one such explanatory factor. A sample of 256 adult athletes completed measures of perfectionism (perfectionistic strivings and perfectionistic concerns), perceived stress, and burnout. Correlational analyses indicated that perfectionistic concerns was positively related to burnout, while perfectionistic strivings was either negatively related or unrelated to burnout. Tests of bias-corrected bootstrapped indirect effects showed that perceived stress mediated the positive relationship between perfectionistic concerns and burnout. This finding was evident when examining total burnout and all three burnout symptoms. It appears that athletes high in perfectionistic concerns are likely to experience heightened levels of stress in sport which may in turn render them more vulnerable to burnout.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Accepted author manuscript version reprinted, by permission, from Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 2021, 18(1): 55-74, https://doi.org/10.1123/jcsp.2021-0030. © Human Kinetics, Inc. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 5203 Clinical and Health Psychology; 5205 Social and Personality Psychology; 52 Psychology; Behavioral and Social Science; Mind and Body; Mental Health; Basic Behavioral and Social Science; Mental health; 1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences; 1701 Psychology; 4207 Sports science and exercise; 5201 Applied and developmental psychology; 5203 Clinical and health psychology |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1200 Sports Medicine |
| Divisions: | Sport and Exercise Sciences |
| Publisher: | Human Kinetics |
| SWORD Depositor: | A Symplectic |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Feb 2025 10:03 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Feb 2025 12:58 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1123/jcsp.2021-0030 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/25552 |
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