THE CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP OF FACTORS AFFECTING IN EASTERN YOUTH ELITE ATHLETE BURNOUT

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the causal relationship of factors affecting in athletic burnout. The 218 Eastern youth elite athlete from sport school of Chonburi province campus, Thailand (male = 160 and female 119) aged 14.80 ± 1.7 4 years old  (12-19 years ) and time to training average 5.58±1.53 hours/day who completed a series of Thai version of athlete burnout questionnaire (TABQ); the task and ego in sport orientation (TEOSQ); competitive trait anxiety questionnaire (SCAT); overtraining questionnaire; attitude of significant others questionnaire; external control questionnaire and role conflict questionnaire and compute with path analysis technique in LISREL.

                The results show that the overall of the causal relationship of factors affecting in eastern elite athletic burnout model was acceptable fit (^ (df = 1370) 2898.78, p-value = .00, GFI = 0.72, CFI = 0.86, NNFI = 0.85, RMSEA = 0.06). Also the overtraining factor strong more than competitive trait anxiety factor and role conflict factor were direct effect to athlete burnout model. Moreover attitude of significant others was indirect effect pass ego orientation, task orientation and anxiety factors. In other hand, the external control was not effect on eastern elite athletic burnout model. These finding supports the effect of multifactor almost related with inappropriate training, anxiety and conflict with academic or sport way on youth elite athlete burnout.

(J. Sports Sci. Technol 2011; 11 (2): 288–305)