Guest, Malinda (2009) The Relationship Between Athlete Burnout, Overtraining and Early Signs of Athlete Burnout. Honours thesis, University of Southern Queensland. (Unpublished)
Abstract
The current study examined the relationship between athlete burnout, overtraining and the early signs of athlete burnout. A sample of 224 pre-elite and non-elite adolescent athletes who resided in regional, rural, and remote localities of Australia were involved in this study. The participants were required to complete a demographic form and a number of self-reported questionnaires, including the Athlete Burnout Questionnaire (ABQ), the Short Overtraining Symptoms Questionnaire (SOSQ) and the Early Signs of Burnout Questionnaire (ESBQ). The first hypothesis, that there would be relationship between the early signs of burnout and athlete burnout in non-elite and pre-elite adolescent athletes, was only partially supported. ESBQ perceived sporting hassles and ESBQ perceived control and competence were positively correlated with all three subscales of the ABQ. In addition, ESBQ perceived money hassles was positively correlated with ABQ reduced sense of accomplishment and ABQ physical and emotional exhaustion. ESBQ perceptions of adequate social support were positively correlated with ABQ sport devaluation. The second hypothesis, that there would be a relationship between the overtraining and athlete burnout in non-elite and pre-elite adolescent athletes, was supported. The research findings demonstrated a significant negative correlation was found between all three subscales of burnout and overtraining. The third hypothesis, that there would be a relationship between the early signs of burnout and overtraining in non-elite and pre-elite adolescent athletes, was only partially supported. Three significantly negative correlations were found between ESBQ perceived sports hassles and overtraining, ESBQ perceived money hassles and overtraining, and ESBQ perceived control and competence and overtraining. The fourth hypothesis, that there would be a relationship between the set of ESBQ subscales and the set of ABQ subscales in non-elite and pre-elite adolescent athletes, was partially supported. This hypothesis was partially supported as only two canonical correlation variates were found to be significant. Together, these findings from the four hypotheses imply that there is an emerging relationship between athlete burnout, overtraining, and the early signs of athlete burnout. However, limitations in this study, such as the low alphas associated some of the ESBQ subscales. It was recommended that more research needs to be conducted in this area focusing specifically on adolescents. Further the symptoms of athlete burnout and the developmental changes associated with adolescences are similar, thus more research is needed that takes such developmental issues into consideration.
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| Item Type: | Thesis (Non-Research) (Honours) |
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| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Sciences - Department of Psychology (Up to 30 Jun 2013) |
| Supervisors: | Andrea Lamont-Mills |
| Qualification: | Bachelor of Science (Honours) |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Nov 2025 01:07 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Nov 2025 01:07 |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1799 Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5299 Other psychology > 529999 Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/52372 |
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