Burnout is defined as "a physical, emotional, and social withdrawal from a formerly enjoyable sport activity due to long-term stress." (Gould and Whitley, 2009).
According to Maslach and Jackson (1984), burnout in coaches and sports practitioners is comprised of three dimensions - emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced performance accomplishment. In athletes it's slightly different, burnout is said to be “a withdrawal from [sport] noted by a reduced sense of accomplishment, devaluation/resentment of sport, and physical/psychological exhaustion” (Raedeke et al., 2002) |
This withdrawal is characterized by:
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