Athlete burnout is conceptualized as an enduring multidimensional syndrome, and longitudinal research is essential to understanding its development over time. However, much of the existing work has been limited to a small number of timepoints (≤3) or short intervals between waves (≤3 weeks), which fail to account for the chronic and complex nature of the syndrome. This study aimed to address these limitations by tracking burnout in adult athletes at 6 timepoints over a 21-month period for the first time. Data from 207 Gaelic games athletes were included in latent growth analysis to compare burnout trajectories of increasing complexity. A linear model best described all burnout symptoms. On average over the 21-month period, feelings of exhaustion declined, sport devaluation increased, and reduced accomplishment remained stable. Findings provide important insight into potential high-risk periods in the season and can help to inform targeted intervention or prevention efforts.

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确定盖尔运动会运动员连续两个赛季倦怠症状的变化轨迹。


运动员倦怠被概念化为一种持久的多维综合症，纵向研究对于了解其随时间的发展至关重要。然而，大部分现有工作仅限于少量时间点 （≤3） 或波之间的短间隔 （≤3 周），这未能解释该综合征的慢性和复杂性。本研究旨在通过首次在 21 个月内跟踪成年运动员在 6 个时间点的倦怠来解决这些限制。来自 207 名盖尔运动会运动员的数据被纳入潜在增长分析，以比较复杂性增加的倦怠轨迹。线性模型最能描述所有倦怠症状。平均而言，在 21 个月期间，疲惫感下降，运动贬值增加，成就感下降保持稳定。研究结果为了解季节中潜在的高风险时期提供了重要见解，并有助于为有针对性的干预或预防工作提供信息。