Burnout and Motivation in Sport

Abstract

This review presents a conceptual framework of burnout using models that have been developed throughout the years and provides the basis for the psychological measures used in clinical evaluations. Clinical gold standards, including the Athlete Burnout Questionnaire and the Maslach Burnout Inventory, are reviewed, compared, and contrasted. Because many of the interventional approaches to burnout are centered around the concept of motivation, organizational interventions are proposed using Self-Determination Theory and other models that promote motivation.

Keywords: Athlete burnout; Burnout; Motivation; Self-determination theory; Sports performance.