Conceptual Confusion and Potential Advances in Athlete Burnout Research.
More than 30 years of research on athlete burnout has yielded important insights and questions regarding the onset, nature, and consequences of this detrimental syndrome. Not surprisingly, burnout is considered an important matter, both from a research and practical standpoint. We comment on the work of Ryu, Ali, Kim, Choi, and Radlo, who examined the impact of burnout on cognitive performance among athletes.
Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden henrik.gustafsson@kau.se.
Henrik
H
Gustafsson
University of St Andrews, UK.
Erik
E
Lundkvist
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Leslie
L
Podlog
Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden.
Carolina
C
Lundqvist
D056352:Athletes; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D060825:Cognitive Dysfunction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests
Exhaustion; measurement; sport; stress