Rogers, Jennifer Osbourne (2009) Overtraining and Athletic Burnout: Contributory Factors in Non-Elite and Pre-Elite Adolescent Athletes. Honours thesis, University of Southern Queensland. (Unpublished)
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between athletic burnout, overtraining, perceived stress, athlete identity, and perceived control in pre-elite and non-elite adolescence who reside in regional, rural and remote areas of Australia. The following seven hypotheses were examined in this study: (a) that higher overtraining perceptions would predict higher athletic burnout perceptions (physical and emotional exhaustion, reduced sense of accomplishment, and sports devaluation); (b) that higher perceived stress would predict higher athletic burnout perceptions, after controlling for overtraining; (c) that higher athlete exclusivity of identity and lower perceived control (participation and day-to-day) would predict higher athletic burnout perceptions, after controlling for overtraining and perceived stress; (d) that higher strength of athlete identity would predict athletic burnout, after controlling for overtraining, perceived stress, perceived control (participation and day-today), and athlete exclusivity of identity; (e) that higher perceived stress would predict higher athlete overtraining perceptions, (f) that higher athlete exclusivity of identity and lower perceived control (participation and day-to-day) would predict higher athlete overtraining perceptions, after controlling for perceived stress; and (g) that higher strength of athlete identity would predict higher athlete overtraining perceptions when controlling for perceived stress, perceived control (participation and day-to-day), and athlete exclusivity of identity. The participants were 201 adolescent athletes (152 males, 49 females) ranging in age from 13 to 18 years, with a mean age of 15.12 years, (SD = 1.54). They were sourced from a secondary college in central Queensland, three regional sport academies in New South Wales, and from personal networks. The participants surveyed were competing across a broad range of sports, with 25 sports in total. The participants completed five questionnaires, these being: (a) the Athletic burnout Questionnaire (ABQ), (b) the Perceived Control in Sport Scale (PCSS), (c) the Athlete Identity Measure Scale (AIMS), (d) the Short Overtraining Sports Questionnaire (SOSQ), and (e) the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). There were two key findings in the present study: (a) that perceived stress was the most significant predictor of overtraining, and (b) and a combination of an exclusive athlete identity and perceived participation control were the most significant predictors of athletic burnout. The main limitation of the present study was the lack of a psychometrically sound measure of stress specific to athletes. The significant findings in this study suggest that future research from this vantage is necessary, and important in attempting to understand, and prevent athletic burnout.
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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: | 07 May 2025 07:49 |
| Last Modified: | 07 May 2025 07:49 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | athletic burnout; Adolescent Athletes |
| 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/52091 |
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