INDICADORES DE BURNOUT EM ESPORTISTAS DE MODALIDADES COLETIVAS E INDIVIDUAIS

Abstract

Abstract Objective: To analyze the prevalence of signs of Burnout Syndrome in athletes, according to the type of sport practiced. Method: The study has a cross-sectional retrospective design, using secondary data from the “Medal Project (UFMS)”, collected through the use of the Burnout Questionnaire for athletes. After data selection, a total of 94 athletes was arrived at, and the sample was constituted in a non-probabilistic way, through intentional convenience sampling, integrating athletes from different modalities. Then, the participants were separated into two groups, according to individual or collective modalities. Data were organized in Microsoft Excel software spreadsheets and analyzed using the Student t test for independent samples, with a 95% confidence level. Results: In terms of general characteristics, the group of collective modalities showed a greater training history than the individual group (p<0.05). For the general burnout variable, athletes from individual modalities have a higher mean value (2.05±0.54) than individuals from the collective modality (1.96±0.48), but the differences were not statistically significant (p>0.05). Similar behavior was observed in the burnout analysis by domains. Conclusion: The prevalence of burnout was not altered by the type of sport, with a similar occurrence among practitioners of individual and collective sports. It is necessary to continue studies on the subject, and it is noteworthy that a more detailed analysis has great relevance, aiming to assess burnout and its dimensions in a longitudinal perspective.