Resumen de Athlete burnout and motivational dynamics: a multiple case follow-up study among elite BMX riders

Sandrine Isoard_Gautheur, Emma Guillet-Descas

• español

  Objetivo del estudio: El objectiveof presente estudio fue toidentify la dinámica de motivación y los cambios en thelevels de burnout experiencedamong de élite de los corredores de BMX durante acompetitive season.Methods: Los datos fueron recogidos cada semana durante 32 semanas, entre los tres pilotos de BMX de una estructura de formación de la élite. Se utilizaron muestras pareadas pruebas t para comparar la mediosde cada fase de entrenamiento de dos en dos para cada jinete. Se calcularon los tamaños deffect de Cohen para determinar si los cambios observados entre las fases weremeaningful para los data.Findings: Los resultados de la corriente studyreinforced la hipótesis de que el agotamiento es (a) un proceso que se desarrolla con el tiempo (Dale y Weinberg, 1990), (b) un síndrome multidimensional (Raedeke & Smith, 2001) y (c) un proceso con diferencias inter-individuales (Dale y Weinberg, 1990).

• English

  Aim of the study: The objectiveof the current study was toidentify the motivational dynamics and the changes in thelevels of burnout experiencedamong elite BMX riders during acompetitive season.Methods: Data were collected each week during 32weeks, among three BMX riders from an elite training structure. Paired sample t-tests were used to compare the meansof each training phase two by two for each rider. Cohen's deffect sizes were calculated to determine if changes noted between phases weremeaningful for the data.Findings: The results of the current studyreinforced the hypothesis that burnout is (a) a process that develops over time(Dale & Weinberg, 1990), (b) a multidimensional syndrome (Raedeke &Smith, 2001) and ( c) a process with inter-individual differences (Dale &Weinberg, 1990).