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    Mindfulness and Burnout in Elite Junior Athletes: The Mediating Role of Experiential Avoidance

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    Authors
    Zhang, C.
    Si, G.
    Chung, P.
    Gucciardi, Daniel
    Date
    2016
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Zhang, C. and Si, G. and Chung, P. and Gucciardi, D. 2016. Mindfulness and Burnout in Elite Junior Athletes: The Mediating Role of Experiential Avoidance. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. 28 (4): pp. 437-451.
    Source Title
    Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
    DOI
    10.1080/10413200.2016.1162223
    ISSN
    1041-3200
    School
    School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37807
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Previous research suggests that mindfulness and experiential avoidance are negatively and positively related to athlete burnout, respectively. It is unknown, however, whether experiential avoidance functions as a mediator between mindfulness and athlete burnout. To address this gap, 387 elite Chinese junior athletes (M = 15.44 years, SD = 1.42) completed self-report measures of mindfulness, experiential avoidance, and athlete burnout. Findings provided cross-sectional evidence that experiential avoidance mediated the inverse association from mindfulness to each of the three burnout dimensions. No gender difference of these indirect effects was revealed. This study is the first to test the theoretical sequence in which mindfulness is associated with athlete burnout via experiential avoidance and provide additional support the adaptive nature of mindfulness.

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