Examination of effective psychological resilience in the relationship between psychological sensitivity and burnout among university athletes

Abstract

This study examined effective psychological resilience in the relationship between psychological sensitivity and burnout among university athletes. Participants were comprised of 188 university athletes (male＝33, female＝155 ; mean age＝19.7, SD＝1.2) who were asked to complete a questionnaire. Psychological sensitivity was predicted with burnout, and the psychological resilience of university athletes was classified into two factors : psychological resilience factors relevant to psychological sensitivity (PRFRPS, athletic mental toughness and athletic physical toughness) and psychological resilience factors irrelevant to psychological sensitivity (PRFIPS, athletic motivation and challenge and athletic self-understanding). PRFIPS indicated a buffer effect when an examination of the buffer effects of psychological resilience on the negative effect of psychological sensitivity for burnout was conducted using two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). These results confirmed that psychological sensitivity could be one factor that promotes burnout, but burnout can be controlled by raising psychological resilience through PRFIPS.