Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations Between Athlete Burnout, Insomnia, and Polysomnographic Indices in Young Elite Athletes

Few studies have examined the association between sleep and burnout symptoms in elite athletes. We recruited 257 young elite athletes (M-age = 16.8 years) from Swiss Olympic partner schools. Of these, 197 were reassessed 6 months later. Based on the first assessment, 24 participants with clinically relevant burnout symptoms volunteered to participate in a polysomnographic examination and were compared with 26 (matched) healthy controls. Between 12% and 14% of young elite athletes reported burnout symptoms of potential clinical relevance, whereas 4-11% reported clinically relevant insomnia symptoms. Athletes with clinically relevant burnout symptoms reported significantly more insomnia symptoms, more dysfunctional sleep-related cognitions, and spent less time in bed during weeknights (p<.05). However, no significant differences were found for objective sleep parameters. A cross-lagged panel analysis showed that burnout positively predicted self-reported insomnia symptoms. Cognitive-behavioral interventions to treat dysfunctional sleep-related cognitions might be a promising measure to reduce subjective sleep complaints among young elite athletes.

Best, SimonUniversity of Basel (författare)
Meerstetter, FabienneUniversity of Basel (författare)
Isoard-Gautheur, SandrineUniversité Grenoble Alpes (författare)
Gustafsson, Henrik,1974-Karlstads universitet,Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper (from 2013)(Swepub:kau)henrgust (författare)
Bianchi, RenzoUniversity of Neuchâtel (författare)
Madigan, Daniel J.York St. John University (författare)
Colledge, FloraUniversity of Basel (författare)
Ludyga, SebastianUniversity of Basel (författare)
Holsboer-Trachsler, EdithUniversity of Basel (författare)
Brand, SergeUniversity of Basel (författare)
University of BaselUniversité Grenoble Alpes (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology (JSEP)CHAMPAIGN, IL, USA : Human Kinetics40:6, s. 312-3240895-27791543-2904

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