Burnout in Secondary School Athletic Trainers, Part I: Correlations With Situational Variables

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-12-2022

School

Health Professions

Abstract

Burnout is a psychological syndrome that is found at higher rates in health care professionals, including athletic trainers. Situational variables such as social support, salary, work–family conflict, and workload have been associated with burnout in collegiate athletic trainers. The purpose of this study was to see whether such relationships exist within a sample of secondary school athletic trainers. Analyses suggest that increases in work–family conflict and decreases in social support were significantly correlated with increased burnout in our sample. These findings suggest that modification of work–life balance and support network are more important in combating burnout than modification of workload or salary.

Publication Title

International Journal of Athletic Therapy and Training

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