The Effect Of Gratitude On Athlete Burnout

Athlete burnout is a common psychological phenomenon in the field of sport,which will not only have a negative influence on the athlete's athletic state,but also will hinder the healthy development of sports organization.With the rise of the positive psychology,some researchers combined with psychological capital elements to explore the effect of athlete burnout mechanism,thus it has gradually become the hotspot of psychological research.Discussing the interaction mechanism of the gratitude acting upon athlete burnout,this study lays more stress on investigating the mediating effect of CAR as well as hope in the mode.To investigate the effect of athlete's gratitude on burnout,as well as the chain mediating effect of coache-athletes relationship and mental hope,483 Chinese athletes were recruited to complete self-report questionnaires,including Athlete Burnout Questionnaire,Gratitude Questionnaire,Coach-Athlete Relationship Questionnaire,Hope Questionnaire.The results showed that:(1)Gratitude,CAR,and hope were negatively correlated with athlete burnout.(2)The relationship between online gratitude and athlete burnout was mediated by CAR and hope.Specially speaking,gratitude can affect athlete burnout indirectly through three indirect paths:through the mediating role of CAR;through the mediating role of hope;through the chain mediating role of both CAR and hope.(3)To some degree,The mediating effect model in our study can explain the mechanism of gratitude impacting athlete burnout,which have important reference value for the prevention and treatment of athlete burnout In the future,through increasing the level of athletes' gratitude,we can improve coach-athlete relationship and athletes' hope.As aresult,athlete burnout may be relieved.