The Mediating Effect of Psychological Well-Being on the Relationship Between Professional Commitment and Burnout: A Study on Basketball Coaches

Atakan Yazıcı; Emirhan Kan; Muhammet Talha Han; Ramazan Taşçıoğlu; Jelena Todorovic

doi:10.47778/ejsse.152

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Atakan Yazıcı 1-Performance Skills & Mindset, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2-Amsterdam Basketball Academy, Amsterdam, Netherlands 0000-0001-8899-2515
Emirhan Kan Atatürk University, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Erzurum, Türkiye 0000-0001-5569-7624
Muhammet Talha Han Karabük University, Hasan Doğan Faculty of Sports Sciences, Karabük, Türkiye 0000-0003-4760-3485
Ramazan Taşçıoğlu 5-Ardahan University, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Ardahan, Türkiye 6-Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Science, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain 0000-0003-3483-3839
Jelena Todorovic Independent Researcher, Serbia 0009-0007-1888-7446

10.47778/ejsse.152

Abstract

The present study aimed to examine the mediating role of psychological well-being in the relationship between occupational commitment and burnout among international basketball coaches. Using a relational survey design, data were collected from 200 coaches through an online questionnaire. Occupational Commitment, burnout, and psychological well-being were assessed using validated instruments. Mediation analysis was conducted using Hayes’s PROCESS Model 4 with 5,000 bootstrap resamples. The results showed that Occupational commitment was significantly and positively associated with burnout (B = 1.0112, p < .001) and psychological well-being (B = 0.3769, p = .005), whereas psychological well-being was significantly and negatively associated with burnout (B = −0.1772, p = .016). In addition, the indirect effect of occupational commitment on burnout through psychological well-being was significant (B = −0.0668, 95% CI [−0.1690, −0.0022]), indicating mediation. Overall, the findings suggest that psychological well-being may serve as a protective psychological resource in relation to burnout and emphasize the importance of strengthening psychological resources for sustainable coaching careers.

Keywords:

Occupational Commitment Burnout Psychological well-being Basketball coaches Mediation analysis

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