The Moderator Role of Perceived Overtraining on the Relationship between Perfectionism with Fatigue and Sport Burnout in Elite Athletes

The main purpose of the present study was to investigate the moderator role of percieved overtraining on the relationship between perfectionism with fatigue and sport burnout in elite athletes. The sample were 200 elite athletes from different sport fields. All participants were asked to complete the Competitive Perfectionism Scale, the Athlete Burnout Questionnaire, the Sport Fatigue Scale, and the Athletic Burnout Scale. Analysis of the data involved both descriptive and inferential statistics. The results revealed that: there is a negative correlation between positive perfectionism and sport fatigue; there is a positive correlation between negative perfectionism and sport fatigue; there is a negative correlation between positive perfectionism and sport burnout; there is a positive correlation between negative perfectionism and sport burnout; there is a positive correlation between percieved overtraining and sport fatigue; there is a positive correlation between percieved overtraining and sport burnout; in elite athletes. Analysis of the data also showed that the percieved overtraining can moderate the relationship between perfectionism with sport fatigue; and the relationship between perfectionism with sport burnout in elite athletes.