Demographic, personal, and situational variables associated with burnout in Singaporean coaches

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to investigate the demographic, personal, and situational variables that are associated with burnout in the Singaporean coaching population. One hundred and eleven coaches from the Singaporean National Registry of Coaches (NROC) completed a series of questionnaires assessing their demographics, burnout, perceived stress, coping style, workload, workaholism, trait anxiety, perfectionism, social support, leadership style, and turnover intention. Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that a higher number of coaching hours predicted higher levels of emotional/physical exhaustion, while fewer years of coaching experience predicted higher levels of reduced sense of accomplishment. Cluster analysis split the sample into three groups according to their burnout profile. The results showed that the higher burnout groups used avoidant coping (resignation and withdrawal) more, had higher perceived stress, workload, trait anxiety, turnover intention, and used autocratic leadership more than the lower burnout groups.

KEYWORDS:

• Coach
• burnout
• variables
• Singapore
• Asia
• cluster analysis

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.