KNS 231 Ch. 22 Question and answers
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Longitudinal research has indicated that athletes with a high burnout profile (higher scores on burnout
measures) were how many times more likely to discontinue sport participation 6 years later?
-2 times
-4 times
-6 times
-8 times
-10 times - correct answer ✔2 times
Research (Lundkvist et al., 2012) suggests that coaches are particularly susceptible to burnout if they
-had difficulties handling the pressure and performance demands of elite sport
-lacked the skills to facilitate recovery
-had a perfectionistic personality
-all of these
-had difficulties handling the pressure and performance demands of elite sport AND lacked the skills to
facilitate recovery - correct answer ✔had difficulties handling the pressure and performance demands
of elite sport AND lacked the skills to facilitate recovery
Which of these is a component of burnout in the Maslach Burnout Inventory?
-isolation
-emotional exhaustion
-depersonalization
-isolation AND emotional exhaustion
-emotional exhaustion AND depersonalization - correct answer ✔emotional exhaustion AND
depersonalization
, Which of these suggestions did burned-out youth tennis players give other players to help prevent
burnout in the future?
-Try to make it fun.
-Balance tennis with other aspects of your life.
-Don't take much time off because you will lose motivation.
-Try to make it fun AND Balance tennis with other aspects of your life.
-all of these - correct answer ✔Try to make it fun AND Balance tennis with other aspects of your life.
Which of these is NOT a symptom of overtraining?
-deteriorating relationships
-apathy
-sleep disturbances
-mood changes
-weight loss - correct answer ✔deteriorating relationships
In a study of about 400 Australian coaches, it was found that greater organizational support was related
to
-higher levels of burnout
-lower intentions to leave coaching
-increased intrinsic motivation
-increased resilience
-decreased depression - correct answer ✔lower intentions to leave coaching
According to Morgan's research, top-level athletes form a psychological profile known as the
-inverted-U profile
verified to pass 2025/2026
Longitudinal research has indicated that athletes with a high burnout profile (higher scores on burnout
measures) were how many times more likely to discontinue sport participation 6 years later?
-2 times
-4 times
-6 times
-8 times
-10 times - correct answer ✔2 times
Research (Lundkvist et al., 2012) suggests that coaches are particularly susceptible to burnout if they
-had difficulties handling the pressure and performance demands of elite sport
-lacked the skills to facilitate recovery
-had a perfectionistic personality
-all of these
-had difficulties handling the pressure and performance demands of elite sport AND lacked the skills to
facilitate recovery - correct answer ✔had difficulties handling the pressure and performance demands
of elite sport AND lacked the skills to facilitate recovery
Which of these is a component of burnout in the Maslach Burnout Inventory?
-isolation
-emotional exhaustion
-depersonalization
-isolation AND emotional exhaustion
-emotional exhaustion AND depersonalization - correct answer ✔emotional exhaustion AND
depersonalization
, Which of these suggestions did burned-out youth tennis players give other players to help prevent
burnout in the future?
-Try to make it fun.
-Balance tennis with other aspects of your life.
-Don't take much time off because you will lose motivation.
-Try to make it fun AND Balance tennis with other aspects of your life.
-all of these - correct answer ✔Try to make it fun AND Balance tennis with other aspects of your life.
Which of these is NOT a symptom of overtraining?
-deteriorating relationships
-apathy
-sleep disturbances
-mood changes
-weight loss - correct answer ✔deteriorating relationships
In a study of about 400 Australian coaches, it was found that greater organizational support was related
to
-higher levels of burnout
-lower intentions to leave coaching
-increased intrinsic motivation
-increased resilience
-decreased depression - correct answer ✔lower intentions to leave coaching
According to Morgan's research, top-level athletes form a psychological profile known as the
-inverted-U profile
