The relationship between resilience and burnout in elite athletes: the mediating role of coping strategies and the moderating role of psychosocial resources
摘要
Guided by the unifying model of the stress process, this study examines the impact of resilience on athlete burnout and its underlying mechanisms.
MethodsA sample of 756 elite athletes was surveyed using the Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale, Athlete Burnout Questionnaire, Modified COPE, and Psychosocial Resources Scale. Data were processed and analyzed using SPSS 27.0 and AMOS 27.0.
Results(1) After controlling for gender and age, resilience was significantly negatively associated with athlete burnout; (2) Both problem-focused and avoidance-focused coping strategies partially mediated the relationship between resilience and athlete burnout; (3) Psychosocial resources moderated the relationship between coping strategies and athlete burnout in the context of resilience.
ConclusionsResilience is a crucial proximal factor in athlete burnout, with coping strategies partially mediating their relationship. Psychosocial resources play a protective role in mitigating burnout risk. However, the cross-sectional design limits the ability to fully infer causal relationships between variables; future research is encouraged to adopt experimental or longitudinal designs to further examine the rationality and scientificity of the proposed hypotheses.