Performance based self-esteem and athlete-identity in athlete burnout: A person-centered approach Show others and affiliations
2018 (English) In: Psychology of Sport And Exercise, ISSN 1469-0292, E-ISSN 1878-5476, Vol. 38, p. 56-60Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Performance-based self-esteem and a self-identity dominated by being an athlete have been associated with athlete burnout. Our aim is to extend previous research by adopting a person-centered approach and examining whether profiles of burnout can be identified based on the athletes’ identity and performance-based self-esteem. Swedish junior athletes completed measures of athlete burnout, athlete identity, and performance-based self-esteem. Latent profile analysis identified four groups: Low burnout profile (n = 131), Moderate burnout profile (n = 178), Moderately high burnout profile (n = 125) and High burnout profile (n = 37). Higher scores of athletic identity were significantly less likely to be in the high burnout profile and athletes with higher scores of performance-based self-esteem were significantly more likely to be in the high burnout profile compared to the other three burnout profiles. These findings suggest that athletes with a performance-based self-esteem might be at greater risk of experiencing burnout.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages Elsevier, 2018. Vol. 38, p. 56-60
Keywords [en]
Elite sport, Identity, Stress, Talent development, adult, article, athlete, burnout, controlled study, female, human, major clinical study, male, self esteem, sport
National Category
Sport and Fitness Sciences
Research subject Sports Science
Identifiers URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-68060 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2018.05.017 ISI: 000441687300007 Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85047957090 OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-68060 DiVA, id: diva2:1223987
2018-06-262018-06-262025-02-11 Bibliographically approved