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The Prevalence of Emotional Exhaustion in Professional and Semiprofessional Coaches
Umeå University, Sweden.
Karlstad University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (starting 2013), Department of Educational Studies (from 2013). Norwegian School of Sport Science, NOR.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4495-6819
York St John University, GBR.
Örebro University, Sweden.
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2023 (English)In: Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, ISSN 1932-9261, E-ISSN 1932-927X, Vol. 17, no 4, p. 376-389Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The present study examined levels of emotional exhaustion, a key symptom of burnout, in Swedish professional and semiprofessional sport coaches in comparison to the normative values specified in the Maslach Burnout Inventory manual, and to the clinical cutoffs developed by Kleijweg, Verbraak, and Van Dijk. The sample contained 318 Swedish coaches (Mage = 42.7 years, 12% female) working at least 50% full time away from both team (60%) and individual (40%) sports. Our study shows that, in general, coaches in this sample experience lower average levels of exhaustion than normative samples both regarding the Maslach Burnout Inventory and clinical cutoffs. Two groups of coaches did, however, stand out. Coaches living in single households as well as coaches working part time had higher risk of severe levels of emotional exhaustion. These results place coach exhaustion levels in relation to other occupations and highlight that in this sample, the coaching profession does not stand out as more emotionally exhausting than other occupations.

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Human Kinetics, 2023. Vol. 17, no 4, p. 376-389
Keywords [en]
burnout, sport coaching, elite sport, stress
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Sport and Fitness Sciences
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Sports Science
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-93840DOI: 10.1123/jcsp.2021-0039ISI: 000928515500001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85178340352OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-93840DiVA, id: diva2:1741595
Available from: 2023-03-06 Created: 2023-03-06 Last updated: 2025-02-11Bibliographically approved

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