The Relationship Of Athletes' Multi-dimensional Social Support And Burnout

This research set the athlete's multidimensional social support as the starting point, puts forward effects of different social support content to the psychological fatigue. To test the overall hypotheses, here are the following two researches:Study1:Get a preliminary understanding on the athletes' multidimensional social support through the interview method, according to the qualitative analysis results of16athletes'interviews, the initial questionnaire of "Athletes Multi-Dimensional Social Support Questionnaire" was made after exploratory factors analysis of236athletes'test. The final version including emotional support, information support, instrumental support and social companionship four parts as four parts, totally27questions. The structural equation modeling test results of404athletes'questionnaires show that the questionnaire has good reliability and validity, and can be used as a formal measuring tool.Study2: Took "Athletes Multi-Dimensional Social Support Questionnaire" and "Athlete Burnout Questionnaire"(Raedeke,1997) as measuring tools, test and analyse the result of108athletes'test with Canonical correlation statistical method and found:information support, emotional support higher related with emotion/physical exhaustion and sport devaluation through the first typical factor; emotional support, information support, social companionship, have higher related with reduced sense of accomplishment and sport devaluation through the second typical factor. Overlap index show that the sum effect of the psychological fatigue,9%is the explanation of the social support.Through above two studies, This paper concludes that the athlete social support can be divided into four kind of content:emotional support, information support, instrumental support and social companionship; information support, emotional support higher related with emotion/physical exhaustion and sport devaluation, emotional support, information support, social companionship, have higher related with reduced sense of accomplishment and sport devaluation.The theoretical significance of this study of is to confirm the relationship of athletes'perceived social support and burnout The practical significance of this research is to prompt managers and coaches that controlling bunrout through social support may be an effective method.