PSYC 385 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Protective Factor, Peak Experience, Policy Debate
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High level of burnout (real desire to quit sport/show all symptoms) is linked to: physical concerns. Injury, frequency of injury, burning, fatigue, lack of development in the skills of the sport (do you have better control on being able to return serves?: logistical concerns. Traveling (you don"t sleep/eat as well), the amount of time that the sport (tennis) takes out of their day (do you have time for work/time with family/friends: social concerns. Interpersonal concerns (dissatisfaction with social life, negative parental in uences, things within the tennis world- [negative team atmosphere], negative coaches: psychological concerns. Talent & talent level (how do you feel about yourself) Study came from male & female tennis players. There isn"t just one thing that causes the athlete to burnout (the four concerns are listed above) Athlete perfectionism: if i don"t get it 100% right, i"ve got it all wrong, using the idea of perfectionism in places that might not require perfectionism, much more internal.
