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Perfectionism and changes in athlete burnout over three months: Interactive effects of personal standards and evaluative concerns perfectionism

Madigan, Daniel J., Stoeber, Joachim, Passfield, Louis (2016) Perfectionism and changes in athlete burnout over three months: Interactive effects of personal standards and evaluative concerns perfectionism. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 26 . pp. 32-39. ISSN 1469-0292. E-ISSN 1878-5476. (doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2016.05.010) (KAR id:55721)

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Abstract

Objectives: A recent longitudinal study with junior athletes (Madigan, Stoeber, & Passfield, 2015) found perfectionism to predict changes in athlete burnout: evaluative concerns perfectionism predicted increases in burnout over a 3-month period, whereas personal standards perfectionism predicted decreases. The present study sought to expand on these findings by using the framework of the 2 × 2 model of perfectionism (Gaudreau & Thompson, 2010) to examine whether evaluative concerns perfectionism and personal standards perfectionism show interactions in predicting changes in athlete burnout. Design: Two-wave longitudinal design. Method: The present study examined self-reported evaluative concerns perfectionism, personal standards perfectionism, and athlete burnout in 111 athletes (mean age 24.8 years) over 3 months of active training. Results and Conclusion: When moderated regression analyses were employed, interactive effects of evaluative concerns perfectionism × personal standards perfectionism were found indicating that personal standards perfectionism buffered the effects of evaluative concerns perfectionism on total burnout and physical/emotional exhaustion. To interpret these effects, the 2 × 2 model of perfectionism provides a useful theoretical framework.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2016.05.010
Uncontrolled keywords: perfectionism; athlete burnout; longitudinal study; 2 × 2 model of perfectionism
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation. Leisure > Sports sciences
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Sport and Exercise Sciences
Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User: Joachim Stoeber
Date Deposited: 31 May 2016 05:37 UTC
Last Modified: 10 Dec 2022 04:02 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/55721 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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