Coach Burnout: A Scoping Review

Olusoga, Peter; Bentzen, Marte; Kentta, Goran

doi:10.1123/iscj.2017-0094

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Coach Burnout: A Scoping Review

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Olusoga, Peter, Bentzen, Marte, Kentta, Goran·2019·International Sport Coaching Journal

DOI 10.1123/iscj.2017-0094

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Coaches’ experiences of burnout and stress have been popular topics for research within sport psychology, particularly over the last decade. The purpose of this scoping review was to provide an up-to-date and critical review of the coaching burnout literature, consolidate research findings, assess current methodological and conceptual trends, and identify avenues for research in this area. Five electronic databases were used to conduct the literature search up to September 30th, 2017 (PsycINFO, Web of Science, PubMed, SPORTDiscus, ORIA, Google Scholar). Initially, 65 papers, reviews, and books chapter were identified, but through an iterative process, 45 peer-reviewed, published articles satisfied the inclusion criteria, and the data from these studies was charted. Findings indicated that coach burnout literature is explored from a number of different theoretical perspectives, and shortcomings were identified regarding constructs and concepts used, and research quality. Based on consolidated findings, key challenges are identified, and recommendations for future research are suggested. Recommendations include the use of designs that fully capture the enduring nature of the burnout experience, further consideration being given to the measurement of coach burnout, and further research exploring the clinical treatment and prevention of burnout in coaching contexts.

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Previous reviews have summarised key concepts around stressors, wellbeing, coping strategies, and burnout among coaches.
“These studies have summarised key concepts around stressors [21, 22, 35, 36], wellbeing [21, 35, 36], coping strategies [3, 21, 36] and burnout [37].”
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Previous reviews have largely examined coach mental health across various competitive levels, including community and elite sports environments.
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Authors: Olusoga, P., Bentzen, M., & Kentta, G.
Affiliations: Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences (SE)
GIH - The Swedish School of Sport & Health Sciences
Corresponding author: Olusoga, Peter
ORCID: Olusoga, Peter
Bentzen, Marte
Venue: International Sport Coaching Journal
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Published: 2019-01
Volume: 6
Issue: 1
Pages: 42-62
ISSN: 2328-918X (ISSN-L)
2328-9198
DOI: 10.1123/iscj.2017-0094
OpenAlex: W2913229021
Cited by: 106
References: 88
Citations by year: 2026: 17 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 13
FWCI: 10.06
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
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Licence: other-oa
Locations: International Sport Coaching Journal (publishedVersion)
KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) (acceptedVersion, other-oa)
SHURA (Sheffield Hallam University Research Archive) (Sheffield Hallam University) (acceptedVersion)
NORA - Norwegian Open Research Archives (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Sport Psychology and Performance
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Emotional Labor in Professions
Keywords: coach burnout, coach stress, sports coaches, burnout measurement, burnout prevention, burnout treatment, research quality

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