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  • Sports Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Performance Psychology

Background:

  • Athlete perfectionism is a known predictor of athlete burnout.
  • Existing research has primarily focused on athlete-driven perfectionism.
  • The role of coach-related perfectionism in athlete burnout requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the relationship between athlete performance perfectionism and burnout.
  • To investigate the predictive role of perceived coach other-oriented perfectionism on athlete burnout.
  • To determine if coach perfectionism incrementally predicts burnout beyond athlete perfectionism.

Main Methods:

  • A sample of 190 competitive adult athletes completed validated questionnaires.
  • Measures included athlete self-oriented, socially prescribed, and other-oriented performance perfectionism.
  • Perceived coach other-oriented performance perfectionism and burnout symptoms were assessed.

Main Results:

  • Athlete self-oriented and socially prescribed performance perfectionism positively predicted burnout.
  • Perceived coach other-oriented performance perfectionism also positively predicted burnout.
  • Coach perfectionism remained a significant predictor even after accounting for athlete perfectionism.

Conclusions:

  • Both personal perfectionistic tendencies and perceived coach perfectionism contribute to athlete burnout.
  • Athletes experiencing burnout may be influenced by their perception of coaches' high performance expectations for others.
  • Interventions should consider addressing both athlete and coach perfectionism to mitigate burnout.