Description of Burnout levels in a sample of young athletes and its relationship with leadership perception and preferences

• Published in: Retos (Madrid) 2024 (61), p.832-852
• Main Authors: Núñez Prats, Antonio, García-Naveira Vaamonde, Alejo, Ruiz Barquín, Roberto
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Athletes; Atletas; being; Bienestar; Burnout; FIT Model; Leadership; Liderazgo; Modelo del FIT; Simetría; Symmetry; Well
• ISSN: 1579-1726; 1988-2041; 1988-2041

Burnout in competitive athletes has received considerable attention from researchers. However, the number of studies conducted in the sport of athletics is limited, despite its high potential to cause negative consequences on both performanceand the physical and mental health of the athlete.In the present study, the level of symmetry and congruence between the perceptions and preferences of leadership behaviors in athletics and the burnout levels of athletes is quantified.This study aims to:1-Describe the levels of burnout in young high-performance athletes; 2.-Describe leadership preferences and perceptions; 3.-Establish possible relationships between burnout and leadership preferences and perceptions. A quantitative methodology with a descriptive and correlational cross-sectional research design was used. The study is made up of a total of 146 competitive athletes. The instruments applied are adaptation of the sociodemographic and sports questionnaire for athletes to the sport of Athletics (Ruiz, 2004), adaptation of the scales LSS-1 (leadership preferencesof athletes) and LSS-2 (leadership perceptions of athletes); the Athletes Burnout Inventory(BDI, Garcés de los Fayos, 1999, 2004). The results show a prevalence of burnout of 7.96%. Furthermore, athletes with burnout or with a higher level of risk, present significantly greater asymmetry and incongruence. In conclusion, the leadership behaviors effecton the probability of the appearance of burnout, andon the well-being and mental health of the athletes. May be, this asymmetry detected on athletes, could be affect other persons like employees in work environment. El burnout en atletas competitivos ha recibido considerable atención por parte de los investigadores. Sin embargo, el número de estudios realizados en el deporte del atletismo es limitado, a pesar de su alto potencial para causar consecuencias negativas tanto en el rendimiento como en la salud física y mental del deportista. En el presente estudio, se cuantifica el nivel de simetría y congruencia entre las percepciones y preferencias de los comportamientos de liderazgo en atletismo y los niveles de burnout de los atletas. Este estudio tiene como objetivos: 1.-Describir los niveles de burnout en jóvenes atletas de alto rendimiento; 2.-Describir las preferencias y percepciones de liderazgo; 3.-Establecer posibles relaciones entre el burnout y las preferencias y percepciones de liderazgo. Se utilizó una metodología cuantitativa con un diseño de in