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. 2023 Feb 19;20(4):3692.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph20043692.

Burnout Syndrome in Selectable Athletes for the Brazilian Handball Team-Children Category

Max Dos Santos-Afonso  1 , Luciano Garcia Lourenção  2 , Marla Dos Santos Afonso  2 , Mirelle de Oliveira Saes  1 , Fernando Braga Dos Santos  2 , José Gustavo Monteiro Penha  2 , Daniela Menezes Galvão  2 , Francisco Rosemiro Guimarães Ximenes Neto  3 , Natalia Sperli Geraldes Marin Dos Santos Sasaki  4 , Maria de Lourdes Sperli Geraldes Santos  4 , Flávio Adriano Borges  5 , Jacqueline Flores de Oliveira  2 , Sidiane Teixeira Rodrigues  2 , Eliel de Oliveira Bandeira  2 , Francisco Cavalcante de Alcantara  3 , Carlos Leonardo Figueiredo Cunha  6 , Francielle Garcia da Silva  2 , Messias Lemos  7 , Abelardo de Oliveira Soares Junior  1 , Fernanda Burlani Neves  8
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Burnout Syndrome in Selectable Athletes for the Brazilian Handball Team-Children Category

Max Dos Santos-Afonso et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

To investigate the presence of burnout syndrome in child athlete tryouts for the Brazilian Handball Team, before and after the National Development and Technical Improvement Camp is of great interest. A correlational study, with longitudinal design of the before-and-after type, carried out with 64 male athletes in the children's category, immersed in the National Camp for Development and Improvement of Handball Technique, in the municipality of São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil, in December 2018. To evaluate burnout syndrome, we used the Athlete Burnout Questionnaire (ABQ). There was a statistically significant increase of the mean scores for burnout and dimensions (Physical and Emotional Exhaustion = 1.5 to 1.6; p-value < 0.001; Reduced Sense of Accomplishment = 2.7 to 2.9; p-value < 0.001; Sports Devaluation = 1.4 to 1.6; p-value < 0.001; and General Burnout = 1.9 to 2.0; p-value < 0.001). The athletes selected for the national team had lower mean scores for general burnout and dimensions (Physical and Emotional Exhaustion = 1.5; Reduced Sense of Accomplishment = 2.7; Sports Devaluation = 1.5; General Burnout = 1.9). The National Camp for Development and Technical Improvement can have a negative impact on the mental health of athletes. This event is important to select the competitors with greater ability to face the pressure and adversities present in the sport environment.

Keywords: Brazilian handball team; athletes; burnout; professional; youth sports.

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