Mental toughness as a mediator between sports psychological skills and athlete burnout: a buffering model
These results have advanced existing burnout theories by demonstrating dimension-specific mediation pathways, highlighting the need for targeted mental toughness interventions to mitigate devaluation and reduced sense of accomplishment in collegiate athletes.
Authors
- Shitong Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5443-2886)
- Z. Zhang
Institutions
- Chengdu Sport University (CN)
- Puyang Vocational and Technical College (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Published
- 2025-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1677985
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Sport Psychology and Performance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.89
Funders
- National Key Research and Development Program of China