Burnout and sleep quality in sports managers

Radu  Predoiu; Daniela Mihaela  Popa; Gheorghe  Grigore; Georgeta  Mitrache; Alexandra  Predoiu

doi:10.59400/apr1543

Burnout and sleep quality in sports managers

Radu Predoiu Teacher Training Department, National University of Physical Education and Sport, 060057 Bucharest, Romania
Daniela Mihaela Popa Middle School Constantin Brâncuşi, 060953 Bucharest, Romania
Gheorghe Grigore Physical Education and Sport Department, National University of Physical Education and Sport, 060057 Bucharest, Romania
Georgeta Mitrache Teacher Training Department, National University of Physical Education and Sport, 060057 Bucharest, Romania
Alexandra Predoiu Sport and Motor Performance Department, National University of Physical Education and Sport, 060057 Bucharest, Romania

Article ID: 1543

DOI: https://doi.org/10.59400/apr1543

Keywords: exhaustion; sports managers; sleep quality

Abstract

Sports managers have great responsibilities aimed at coordinating and directing the organization through the employed staff who will be given precise tasks, regardless of their hierarchical position. Perfectionism or unfulfilled expectations can influence employees’ subjective state, making them more or less vulnerable and prone to burnout. In the present study sleep quality and burnout dimensions (exhaustion and work disengagement) were addressed, in successful sports managers (n = 20), and, also, in the case of future managers (n = 23). The Oldenburg Burnout Inventory and The ATHENS Insomnia Scale were used. For data analysis and processing independent sample t-test and Mann-Whitney (U) test were performed. The results emphasized that female successful managers reported significantly poorer sleep quality and higher daytime sleepiness compared to male successful sports managers. Gender-related differences in terms of burnout dimensions were, also, discussed.

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2024-11-11

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Predoiu, R., Popa, D. M., Grigore, G., Mitrache, G., & Predoiu, A. (2024). Burnout and sleep quality in sports managers . Applied Psychology Research, 3(2), 1543. https://doi.org/10.59400/apr1543

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