Stress and Burnout among Athletic Training Students and Athletic Trainers

Stress and Burnout among Athletic Training Students and Athletic Trainers
Author: Rhoda Frank
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Total Pages: 54
Release: 2023-06-14
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 3346890015
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Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2023 in the subject Health - Sports science, , language: English, abstract: This study aims to determine the causes of stress and burnout among athletic training students and athletic trainers and how these problems affect their professional careers. Besides, the study seeks to establish the level of burnout among athletic training students. Additionally, the study aims to establish the solution for the issues identified and recommends strategies that athletic training programs should implement to mitigate stress and burnout. Role strain, work-family conflict, and professional socialization are the leading cause of stress and burnout among athletic training students. Task incongruence, role conflict, ambiguity, overload, and incompetency were the identified aspects of strain in ATs. The ambiguity in the athletic training profession is connected to insufficient specificity, while role conflict occurs in a situation where an individual is assigned to multiple roles at the same time. In essence, an individual's values and beliefs may not be compatible with professional job demands, causing role incongruence (the situation where description does not align with an individual's personality). Nineteen articles deeply examine the effect of role strain in athletic training students' profession. Work-family conflict is the disturbance emanating from the profession's family responsibilities, impacting their professional accomplishment. Fourteen researchers examined this problem extensively in the reviewed research articles, and it was determined to be a potential cause of burnout among athletic training students. High travel demands and long working hours are the two causes of work-family conflicts identified in the study. Besides, delayed or rescheduled games were determined to contribute to work-family conflict among the athletic trainers. The study found professional socialization and burnout among athletic training students closely related. Role revolution, gaining stability, formal preparation, envisioning the role, and organizational entry are the five essential phases of professional specialization in sports medicine.

Examining the Efficacy of Positive Psychology Interventions for Reducing Symptoms of Burnout Among NCAA Division I Athletic Trainers

Examining the Efficacy of Positive Psychology Interventions for Reducing Symptoms of Burnout Among NCAA Division I Athletic Trainers
Author: Paul Frederick Knell
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2014
Genre: Electronic dissertations
ISBN:
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This study sought to examine the efficacy of three positive psychology interventions (i.e. Three Good Things in Life, Using Signature Strengths in a New Way, and Peer Support) for reducing symptoms of burnout and enhancing well-being. An additional objective was to determine which intervention participants perceived as most effective. This study employed multiple case study methods, utilizing both quantitative and qualitative methods. This study consisted of five athletic trainers (2 graduate assistant athletic trainers and 3 full-time athletic trainers). The Maslach Burnout Inventory was used to assess the severity of participant's burnout symptoms. Qualitative data was collected at five intervals, before engaging in the positive psychology interventions, after each intervention, and two months after the final intervention. Three participants rated the Using Signature Strengths in a New Way intervention as the most effective, where the remaining two participants reported the Three Good Things in Life intervention as most effective. Overall, participants reported that these interventions were an effective means of increasing positive thinking and staff cohesion. Furthermore, participants reported that engaging in positive psychology interventions encouraged them to engage in more self-care activities. The findings of this study suggest that educating athletic trainers on self-care strategies such as positive psychology interventions may reduce risk of burnout and alleviate severity of burnout symptoms.

Coach-athlete Relationships and Athlete Burnout in Division II and III Collegiate Field Hockey Players

Coach-athlete Relationships and Athlete Burnout in Division II and III Collegiate Field Hockey Players
Author: Olivia Barnes
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022
Genre:
ISBN:
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The purpose of this study was to examine athlete burnout in relation to Coach-Athlete Relationships (CARs) among division II and III collegiate field hockey players. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II (n=19) and III (n=16) field hockey players (n=35) completed a survey regarding athlete burnout and coach-athlete relationships. Independent groups t-tests revealed significantly higher levels of athlete burnout in division II field hockey players in the physical and emotional exhaustion and devaluation of sport domains. Concurrently, there was a significant difference in field hockey players’ perceived CARs in all three domains: closeness, commitment, and complementarity, with division II field hockey players showing higher rates of negative CARs. These findings suggest that student-athletes may experience more burnout if they perceive to have a negative relationship with their head coach. Results provide support for the importance of the coach-athlete relationship in athlete burnout prevention.

Stress and Burnout in Collegiate Certified Athletic Trainers

Stress and Burnout in Collegiate Certified Athletic Trainers
Author: Adam Thompson
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2009-06-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9783838302683
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Certified athletic trainers (ATC) have a variety of job responsibilities which revolve around the delivery of health care services to athletes as well as physically active individuals. Studies related to stress and burnout among certified athleic trainers working at the collegiate setting of athletic training are growing. Many of the stressors that certified athletic trainers experience are due to the demands of varying athletic schedules, unrealistic expectations of sport coverage by coaches, parents and athletes, as well as the inherent competitiveness of athletics. Since certified athletic trainers spend a considerable amount of their time interacting with athletes and coaches, their perception of stressors can be a critical part in their definition of stress. Without intentional intervention, long term stress can lead to burnout. Stress and burnout will directly impact the quality of health care services that are provided by a certified athletic trainer.