Are German coaches highly exhausted? : a study of differences in personal and environmental factors
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Sind deutsche Trainer besonders belastet? : eine Studie zu Unterschieden bei persönlichen und umgebungsbedingten Faktoren |
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Autor: | Altfeld, Sebastian; Kellmann, Michael |
Erschienen in: | International journal of sports science & coaching |
Veröffentlicht: | 10 (2015), 4, S. 637-654, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Elektronische Ressource (online) Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 1747-9541, 2048-397X |
DOI: | 10.1260/1747-9541.10.4.637 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU201704002488 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract
Previous research has produced equivocal findings in regard to personal and environmental parameters influencing coaches' perceptions of stress and burnout levels. Moreover, there is a paucity of studies examining these factors in European professional sport contexts. This study investigated the influence of person-related (e.g., age, hours per week, level of recovery, coaching alternatives, experience as an assistant), sport-related (e.g., type of sport, working in youth or senior section, level of performing), and perception-related variables (e.g., feeling of meaningfulness, financial security) in relation to burnout of German full-time coaches. One-hundred and fifty eight coaches of different sports and levels completed a demographical survey, a German coaches' version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory, and the Recovery-Stress Questionnaire for Coaches. Two contrasting groups were formed to compare coaches with the lowest scores in Emotional Exhaustion (lowest 20%) and the highest scores in Emotional Exhaustion (highest 20%). Overall Stress (β = 3.92, p < .001) and Overall Recovery (β = −2.86, p < .001) demonstrated significant effects on Emotional Exhaustion within multiple regression analysis. Moreover, the variables sense of well-being (r = −.46, p < .001), feeling of meaningfulness (r = −.28, p < .001) showed significant relationships to the key burnout symptom of Emotional Exhaustion. The extreme group comparison indicated significant differences in person-related and perception-related parameters. Recovery as well as social support might be important in managing stress in the challenging work environments of full-time coaches. Additionally, the perception of the current coaching job might be more important than context-related variables (e.g., type of sport, level).