Athlete burnout in 201 elite canadian athletes (121 females, 80 males; mean age 22.9 years). employing a cross-sectional design, our primary aims were to investigate the relationships between behavioural regulations and athlete burnout and to. (2006), elite athletes who reported high burnout scores derived little enjoyment from sports participation, described themselves as feeling physically sick and looked forward to no longer participating in their sport.. Dropout has been studied in children, and burnout in adults, but data on young elite athletes is sparse. the athletes in the study group follow a regular high school program in parallel with their commitment to elite sports..
Thus, athlete burnout, illnesses and injuries are possible threats for young athletes on their path towards elite sports. this study shows that harmonic passion, perceived performance, positive and negative affect, worry and working alliance are uniquely associated with athlete burnout.. The claim that burnout in elite athletes may not simply be ‘‘motivation gone awry’’ as gould has suggested, but an inevitable consequence of exhibiting a maladaptive motiva-tional profile. it has been argued that a high level of motivation, reflected by dedicated practice and commitment to. The aim of this study was to determine whether quality of self-determined motivation at the start of the competitive season in elite athletes and symptoms of overtraining can predict athlete burnout propensity at the end of the season..
