抄録
In the present study, we focused on daily life affect experience, and aimed to confirm the promoting effect of negative affect and the suppressive effect of positive affect in aggravating burnout tendencies. Secondly, we aimed to examine the buffering effect of positive affect in suppressing the promoting effect of negative affect. Participants were university athletes (208 males and 68 females) who belonged to various athletic clubs.
First, multiple regression analysis was performed to confirm the promoting effect of negative affect and the suppressive effect of positive affect in aggravating burnout tendency. We set positive affect and negative affect as independent variables, and burnout tendency as the dependent variable. Positive affect and negative affect were evaluated with the Japanese version of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), and burnout tendency was assessed with the Athletic Burnout Inventory.
Second, Hierarchical regression analysis was conducted to examine the buffering effect of positive affect in suppressing the promoting effect of negative affect. We set negative affect as the independent variable, positive affect as a moderating variable and burnout tendency as the dependent variable, and obtained the following findings:
1) In males as well as females, positive affect suppressed aggravation of burnout tendencies, while negative affect promoted aggravation of such tendencies.
In males as well as females, positive affect could not exert its buffering effect on suppressing aggravation burnout tendencies.
