Gomes A R, Faria S, Vilela C
School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
Centre of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics and Applications, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2017 Dec;27(12):2116-2126. doi: 10.1111/sms.12841. Epub 2017 Mar 19.
This study tested the relationship between trait anxiety, cognitive appraisal, and athletes' burnout proposing two hypotheses: (a) there is a direct relationship between athletes' trait anxiety and cognitive appraisal and burnout, and (b) cognitive appraisal mediates the relationship between trait anxiety and burnout, and this mediation occurs despite the competitive level and sport records of athletes. The study included 673 young athletes and provided measures of trait anxiety, cognitive appraisal, and burnout. Structural equation modeling indicated that cognitive appraisal mediates the relationship between trait anxiety and burnout, confirming hypothesis 2, and this model provided better fit than the direct model of hypothesis 1. However, the mediation also indicated that the direct relationship between trait anxiety and burnout should be considered. The mediating model was invariant according to competitive levels and sport records. In conclusion, cognitive appraisal is an important variable in explaining athletes' burnout.
本研究检验了特质焦虑、认知评价与运动员倦怠之间的关系，提出了两个假设：（a）运动员的特质焦虑与认知评价和倦怠之间存在直接关系；（b）认知评价介导特质焦虑与倦怠之间的关系，且这种中介作用不受运动员竞争水平和运动成绩的影响。该研究纳入了673名年轻运动员，并对特质焦虑、认知评价和倦怠进行了测量。结构方程模型表明，认知评价介导了特质焦虑与倦怠之间的关系，证实了假设2，且该模型比假设1的直接模型拟合度更好。然而，中介作用也表明应考虑特质焦虑与倦怠之间的直接关系。中介模型在不同竞争水平和运动成绩下具有不变性。总之，认知评价是解释运动员倦怠的一个重要变量。
