Resilience and Extrinsic Motivation as Mediators in the Relationship between Fear of Failure and Burnout

Murat Yıldırım (), Ömer Kaynar, Francesco Chirico and Nicola Magnavita
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Murat Yıldırım: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Agri Ibrahim Cecen University, 04100 Ağrı, Turkey
Ömer Kaynar: Sports Science Faculty, Muş Alparslan University, 49250 Muş, Turkey
Francesco Chirico: Post-Graduate School of Occupational Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 20123 Rome, Italy
Nicola Magnavita: Post-Graduate School of Occupational Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 20123 Rome, Italy

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 10, 1-12

Abstract: Athletes with fear of failure are at risk of developing the symptoms of a wide range of psychological problems, including burnout. Understanding the risks and protective factors of athletes’ psychological health is an essential step in tailoring strategies and interventions to promote athletes’ psychological and mental health. This study examined the mediating roles of resilience and extrinsic motivation in the relationship between fear of failure and burnout among Turkish athletes. The study included 335 young athletes (93.4% males) whose ages ranged from 18 to 55 years ( M = 24.95, SD = 8.22). Participants completed the self-reported measures of fear of failure, resilience, extrinsic motivation, and burnout. The analysis revealed that fear of failure had significant predictive effects on resilience, extrinsic motivation, and burnout. Resilience and extrinsic motivation also had significant predictive effects on burnout. The mediation analysis results showed that both resilience and extrinsic motivation partially mediated the effect of fear of failure on athlete burnout. The findings of the study provide a better insight into the underlying mechanisms between fear of failure and athlete burnout by considering resilience and extrinsic motivation as mediators. These results suggest that the adverse impact of fear of failure on athlete burnout can be mitigated by cultivating resilience and hindering extrinsic motivation.

Keywords: fear of failure; resilience; extrinsic motivation; burnout; Turkish athletes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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