Abstract

VIEIRA, Lenamar Fiorese; CARRUZO, Nayara Malheiros; AIZAVA, Paulo Vitor Suto  and  RIGONI, Patrícia Aparecida Gaion. Analysis of burnout syndrome and coping strategies in Brazilian athletes beach volleyball. Rev. Bras. Educ. Fís. Esporte [online]. 2013, vol.27, n.02, pp.269-276. ISSN 1981-4690.

This study aimed to analyze burnout syndrome and coping strategies of beach volleyball players. Ninetythree athletes participated, being one group of under-21 age and another group of adult category. The both group are composed by players of the Brazilian beach volleyball championship. The instruments used were a form with data identification, Burnout Questionnaire for Athletes and Athletic Inventory of Coping Strategies. For data analysis, the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, ‘U’ Mann-Whitney test, Kruskal-Wallis test and Spearman correlation coefficient, were used, considering p < 0.05. There was a significant and negative correlation between the dimensions of burnout and coping strategies. For the dimensions of burnout, just ranking obtained significant difference, while for coping strategies, gender, category, ranking and practice time showed significant differences. It was concluded that the higher burnout, fewer beach volleyball athletes use coping strategies.

Keywords : Sports Psychology; Emotions; Burnout Professional; Coping Strategies.

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