ArticleJournal of athletic training2023
Physical Activity and the Link Among Stress, Burnout, and Well-Being in Athletic Trainers.
Article in Journal of athletic training, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Domain-specific physical activity and mental health: an updated systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis in a combined sample of 3.3 million people.British journal of sports medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Physical activity and mental health: a systematic review and best-evidence synthesis of mediation and moderation studies.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024Pooled it
- Understanding coach burnout in high-performance sport: the sequential effects of knowledge, psychological safety, and coach-athlete relationships.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The association of physical activity and leisure-time sedentary behavior with perceived stress among Chinese adults: A cross-sectional study based on the Chinese health and nutrition survey data.Preventive medicine reports · 2024Article
- The relationship between medical staff burnout and subjective wellbeing: the chain mediating role of psychological capital and perceived social support.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
contextStress is a leading cause of burnout in working professionals, including athletic trainers (ATs). One consequence of burnout for ATs is lower perceptions of well-being, which have implications for mental and physical health. Physical activity is known to help reduce stress. Thus, activity may help reduce stress and burnout in ATs while enhancing well-being.
objectiveTo examine a theoretically based mediating model whereby leisure time physical activity was linked to subjective well-being by way of ATs' perceived stress and burnout.
designCross-sectional study.
settingOnline survey during the fall sports season. PATIENTS OR OTHER
participantsPracticing certified ATs (N = 163; mean age = 30.5 ± 6.7 years). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Via a secure link, participants completed a survey that measured leisure time planned physical activity, work-related stress, burnout, and perceived life satisfaction. Latent variable analysis was used to examine the hypothesized mediating model.
resultsMinutes spent in moderate or vigorous activity were not associated with stress. Minutes spent walking were negatively associated with perceived stress (β = -0.18, P < .001). Stress was positively associated with exhaustion (β = 0.89, P < .001), negatively associated with personal accomplishment (β = -0.70, P < .001), and positively associated with depersonalization (β = 0.71, P < .001). Exhaustion was negatively associated (β = -0.57, P < .001) and personal accomplishment was positively associated (β = 0.31, P = .013) with well-being. Minutes spent walking were positively linked to well-being via stress and exhaustion. The negative relationship between stress and well-being was mediated by exhaustion and personal accomplishment.
conclusionsLeisure time walking was indirectly and positively linked to well-being. Walking could be a strategy to reduce stress and burnout in ATs and thereby improve well-being.
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