Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations Between Athlete Burnout, Insomnia, and Polysomnographic Indices in Young Elite Athletes.
Few studies have examined the association between sleep and burnout symptoms in elite athletes. We recruited 257 young elite athletes (Mage = 16.8 years) from Swiss Olympic partner schools. Of these, 197 were reassessed 6 months later. Based on the first assessment, 24 participants with clinically relevant burnout symptoms volunteered to participate in a polysomnographic examination and were compared with 26 (matched) healthy controls. Between 12% and 14% of young elite athletes reported burnout symptoms of potential clinical relevance, whereas 4-11% reported clinically relevant insomnia symptoms. Athletes with clinically relevant burnout symptoms reported significantly more insomnia symptoms, more dysfunctional sleep-related cognitions, and spent less time in bed during weeknights (p < .05). However, no significant differences were found for objective sleep parameters. A cross-lagged panel analysis showed that burnout positively predicted self-reported insomnia symptoms. Cognitive-behavioral interventions to treat dysfunctional sleep-related cognitions might be a promising measure to reduce subjective sleep complaints among young elite athletes.
['Gerber|Markus|M|', 'Best|Simon|S|', 'Meerstetter|Fabienne|F|', 'Isoard-Gautheur|Sandrine|S|', 'Gustafsson|Henrik|H|', 'Bianchi|Renzo|R|', 'Madigan|Daniel J|DJ|', 'Colledge|Flora|F|', 'Ludyga|Sebastian|S|', 'Holsboer-Trachsler|Edith|E|', 'Brand|Serge|S|']
D000293:Adolescent D056352:Athletes D000077062:Burnout, Psychological D016022:Case-Control Studies D003071:Cognition D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies D005260:Female D006801:Humans D008137:Longitudinal Studies D008297:Male D017286:Polysomnography D057566:Self Report D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
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