{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,22]],"date-time":"2026-07-22T05:07:35Z","timestamp":1784696855913,"version":"3.55.0"},"reference-count":84,"publisher":"Frontiers Media SA","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,22]],"date-time":"2026-07-22T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1784678400000},"content-version":"vor","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/"}],"content-domain":{"domain":["frontiersin.org"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":["Front. Psychol."],"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Introduction<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Youth athletes with extremely high accomplishments are under intense training that predisposes them to experiencing stress and emotional problems. This study sought to explore the relationship between burnout, recovery, flow, and psychological functioning among youth high-performance athletes in Guangdong province, China, employing a sequential explanatory mixed-methods approach.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Quantitative data were collected from 450 youth high-performance athletes, while qualitative data were collected from 35 youth athletes and 12 coaches using reflexive thematic analysis. Quantitative analysis involved correlation, structural equation modeling, and multilevel regression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Training load (\u03b2 = 0.342,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001) and perceived stress (\u03b2 = 0.298,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001) positively predicted athlete burnout. Recovery experience (\u03b2 = \u22120.324,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001), flow experience (\u03b2 = \u22120.276,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001), coaching support (\u03b2 = \u22120.281,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001), resilience (\u03b2 = \u22120.196,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001), and sleep quality (\u03b2 = \u22120.173,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001) had a significant negative relationship with burnout. Fit indices indicated satisfactory construct validity (CFI = 0.947, TLI = 0.939, RMSEA = 0.051, SRMR = 0.047). Mediation analysis showed significant indirect effects of recovery on the training load-burnout relationship [\u03b2 = 0.121, 95% CI (0.067, 0.183)], and of flow on the coaching support\u2013burnout relationship [\u03b2 = \u22120.109, 95% CI (\u22120.158, \u22120.061)].\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Four themes emerged from the qualitative data \u2014 training stress, recovery control, flow, and coaching environment \u2014 reinforcing the quantitative findings that psychological recovery and optimal-performance states are key protective mechanisms against burnout in youth high-performance sport.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1835056","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,22]],"date-time":"2026-07-22T04:47:55Z","timestamp":1784695675000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Burnout, recovery, and flow in youth high-performance athletes: a multilevel mixed-methods examination of mental health and psychological functioning in Chinese athletes"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"YiNan","family":"Zhang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Innovation Management, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University","place":["Bangkok, Thailand"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"JingHao","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Education, Shandong Technology and Business University, Yantai","place":["Shandong, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"XueJun","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Education Teaching and Research, Central South University, Changsha","place":["Hunan, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"277","DOI":"10.1007\/978-3-030-44754-0_23","article-title":"The Role of Sleep in Psychological Well-Being in Athletes","volume-title":"Mental Health in the Athlete: Modern Perspectives and Novel Challenges for the Sports Medicine Provider","author":"Asplund","year":"2020"},{"key":"B2","first-page":"272","article-title":"Sleep and athletic performance.","volume":"19","author":"Asplund","year":"2020","journal-title":"Curr. Sports Med. Rep."},{"key":"B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1574337","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2025.1574337","article-title":"The role of recreational flow experience and well-being on re-participation intention: Recreational sport participants.","volume":"16","author":"Bayram","year":"2025","journal-title":"Front. Psychol."},{"key":"B4","volume-title":"Training and Conditioning Young Athletes.","author":"Bompa","year":"2022"},{"key":"B5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"779","DOI":"10.2165\/11317780-000000000-00000","article-title":"The quantification of training load, the training response and the effect on performance.","volume":"39","author":"Borresen","year":"2009","journal-title":"Sports Med."},{"key":"B6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"779","DOI":"10.2165\/11317780-000000000-00000","article-title":"The quantification of training load, the training response and the effect on performance.","volume":"39","author":"Borresen","year":"2009","journal-title":"Sports Med."},{"key":"B7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"710","DOI":"10.1186\/s40359-024-02223-5","article-title":"The relationship between perfectionism and sleep quality in athletes: The mediating role of mental toughness.","volume":"12","author":"Chen","year":"2024","journal-title":"BMC Psychol."},{"key":"B8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"276","DOI":"10.1080\/21640629.2021.1952808","article-title":"Sports coaching development in China: The system, challenges and opportunities.","volume":"11","author":"Chen","year":"2022","journal-title":"Sports Coaching Rev."},{"key":"B9","volume-title":"Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience.","author":"Csikszentmihalyi","year":"1990"},{"key":"B10","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"227","DOI":"10.1007\/978-94-017-9088-8_15","article-title":"Flow","volume-title":"Flow and the Foundations of Positive Psychology: The Collected Works of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi","author":"Csikszentmihalyi","year":"2014"},{"key":"B11","volume-title":"Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Determination in Human Behaviour.","author":"Deci","year":"1985"},{"key":"B12","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"383","DOI":"10.1080\/02640410902929366","article-title":"Athlete burnout in sport: A self-determination perspective.","volume":"35","author":"DeFreese","year":"","journal-title":"J. Sport Exerc. Psychol."},{"key":"B13","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"258","DOI":"10.1016\/j.psychsport.2012.10.009","article-title":"Teammate social support, burnout, and self-determined motivation in collegiate athletes.","volume":"14","author":"DeFreese","year":"","journal-title":"Psychol. Sport Exerc."},{"key":"B14","first-page":"1","article-title":"Recovery strategies in sport: A systematic review.","volume":"51","author":"Doherty","year":"2021","journal-title":"Sports Med."},{"key":"B15","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"158","DOI":"10.1007\/s11031-008-9102-4","article-title":"Flow, performance and moderators.","volume":"32","author":"Engeser","year":"2008","journal-title":"Motivat. Emot."},{"key":"B16","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"669","DOI":"10.1016\/j.psychsport.2012.04.007","article-title":"A grounded theory of psychological resilience in Olympic champions.","volume":"13","author":"Fletcher","year":"2012","journal-title":"Psychol. Sport Exerc."},{"key":"B17","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"669","DOI":"10.1016\/j.psychsport.2012.04.007","article-title":"A grounded theory of psychological resilience.","volume":"13","author":"Fletcher","year":"2012","journal-title":"Psychol. Sport Exerc."},{"key":"B18","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"161","DOI":"10.1007\/s40279-014-0260-0","article-title":"Sleep and athletic performance.","volume":"45","author":"Fullagar","year":"2015","journal-title":"Sports Med."},{"key":"B19","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"273","DOI":"10.1136\/bjsports-2015-095788","article-title":"The training-injury prevention paradox: Should athletes be training smarter and harder?","volume":"50","author":"Gabbett","year":"2016","journal-title":"Br. J. Sports Med."},{"key":"B20","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"331","DOI":"10.1002\/job.322","article-title":"Self-determination theory.","volume":"26","author":"Gagn\u00e9","year":"2005","journal-title":"J. Organ. Behav."},{"key":"B21","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1422207","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2024.1422207","article-title":"Perceived stress, anxiety, depression, and athlete burnout among Chinese athletes.","volume":"15","author":"Gao","year":"2024","journal-title":"J. Sport Psychol. Res."},{"key":"B22","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1422207","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2024.1422207","article-title":"A study on the relationship and path between mental health and burnout of Chinese athletes.","volume":"15","author":"Gao","year":"2024","journal-title":"Front. Psychol."},{"key":"B23","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"127","DOI":"10.1123\/tsp.21.2.127","article-title":"Burnout in sport: A systematic review.","volume":"21","author":"Goodger","year":"2007","journal-title":"Sport Psychol."},{"key":"B24","first-page":"317","article-title":"Key considerations in the Preparation of the elite athlete: Planning, Performance, and Recovery","volume-title":"Fundamentals of Recovery, Regeneration, and Adaptation to Exercise Stress: An Integrated Approach","author":"Guard","year":"2025"},{"key":"B25","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"24","DOI":"10.1007\/s10942-025-00587-0","article-title":"The psychological impact of competitive sports participation on adolescent athletes: An analysis of coping mechanisms and performance outcomes.","volume":"43","author":"Guo","year":"2025","journal-title":"J. Rational-Emotive Cognitive-Behav. Therapy"},{"key":"B26","article-title":"Stressors and psychological adaptation among adolescent athletes.","author":"Guo","year":"2025","journal-title":"Youth Sport Mental Health J."},{"key":"B27","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"3","DOI":"10.1080\/1750984X.2010.541927","article-title":"Athlete burnout: An integrated model and future research directions.","volume":"4","author":"Gustafsson","year":"2011","journal-title":"Intern. Rev. Sport Exerc. Psychol."},{"key":"B100","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"109","DOI":"10.1016\/j.copsyc.2017.05.002","article-title":"Athlete burnout: review and recommendations","volume":"16","author":"Gustafsson","year":"2017","journal-title":"Curr. Opin. Psychol."},{"key":"B28","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1011","DOI":"10.1136\/bjsports-2024-108244","article-title":"Mental health and well-being of elite youth athletes: A scoping review.","volume":"58","author":"Gwyther","year":"2024","journal-title":"Br. J. Sports Med."},{"key":"B29","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"513","DOI":"10.1037\/\/0003-066x.44.3.513","article-title":"Conservation of resources: A new attempt at conceptualizing stress.","volume":"44","author":"Hobfoll","year":"1989","journal-title":"Am. Psychol."},{"key":"B30","first-page":"423","article-title":"Conservation of resources in the 21st century.","volume":"34","author":"Hobfoll","year":"2018","journal-title":"Stress Health"},{"key":"B31","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"102779","DOI":"10.1016\/j.psychsport.2024.102779","article-title":"Navigating athlete development in elite sport: Understanding the barriers to the provision of performance lifestyle service in England.","volume":"77","author":"Holden","year":"2025","journal-title":"Psychol. Sport Exerc."},{"key":"B32","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1719916","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2025.1719916","article-title":"Emotional intelligence and burnout in youth athletes: The mediating roles of sleep quality, fatigue, and delayed onset muscle soreness.","volume":"16","author":"Huang","year":"2025","journal-title":"Front. Psychol."},{"key":"B33","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"142","DOI":"10.1177\/19417381211056088","article-title":"A dynamic strategy for individualizing load-response during maturation.","volume":"14","author":"Jayanthi","year":"2022","journal-title":"Sports Health"},{"key":"B34","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"102696","DOI":"10.1016\/j.psychsport.2024.102696","article-title":"Exploring an athletic talent development environment in China: A case study of a sport-friendly high school.","volume":"74","author":"Jiang","year":"2024","journal-title":"Psychol. Sport Exerc."},{"key":"B35","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"313","DOI":"10.1016\/s0950-3579(05)80235-3","article-title":"Olympic medallists\u2019 perspectives.","volume":"4","author":"Jowett","year":"2003","journal-title":"Psychol. Sport Exerc."},{"key":"B36","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"95","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1600-0838.2010.01192.x","article-title":"Preventing overtraining in athletes in high-intensity sports and stress\/recovery monitoring.","volume":"20","author":"Kellmann","year":"2010","journal-title":"Scand. J. Med. Sci. Sports"},{"key":"B37","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"3000605221106428","DOI":"10.1177\/03000605221106428","article-title":"Burnout phenomenon: Neurophysiological factors, clinical features, and aspects of management.","volume":"50","author":"Khammissa","year":"2022","journal-title":"J. Int. Med. Res."},{"key":"B38","volume-title":"Stress, Appraisal, and Coping.","author":"Lazarus","year":"1984"},{"key":"B39","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1643356","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2025.1643356","article-title":"The impact of abusive supervision by coaches on athlete burnout in Chinese culture.","volume":"16","author":"Li","year":"","journal-title":"Front. Psychol."},{"key":"B40","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2025.1643356","article-title":"Abusive coaching behavior and athlete burnout: Moderating roles of coach-athlete relationships and trust.","author":"Li","year":"","journal-title":"J. Appl. Sport Psychol."},{"key":"B41","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e37942","DOI":"10.1016\/j.heliyon.2024.e37942","article-title":"Optimizing sports performance in China: Investigating the influence of training, recovery, motivation, and environmental support within a moderation-mediation framework.","volume":"10","author":"Liu","year":"2024","journal-title":"Heliyon"},{"key":"B42","article-title":"Psychological well-being as a mediator of athletic performance outcomes.","author":"Liu","year":"2024","journal-title":"Sport Exerc. Psychol. Rev."},{"key":"B43","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"153","DOI":"10.1123\/jsep.2020-0291","article-title":"Athlete burnout symptoms are increasing: A cross-temporal meta-analysis of average levels from 1997 to 2019.","volume":"44","author":"Madigan","year":"2022","journal-title":"J. Sport Exerc. Psychol."},{"key":"B44","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"883","DOI":"10.1080\/0264041031000140374","article-title":"The coach-athlete relationship: A motivational model.","volume":"21","author":"Mageau","year":"2003","journal-title":"J. Sports Sci."},{"key":"B45","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1121","DOI":"10.3390\/youth3040071","article-title":"The impacts of burnout on athletic identity and attitude towards sport.","volume":"3","author":"Marangoni","year":"2023","journal-title":"Youth"},{"key":"B46","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"99","DOI":"10.1002\/job.4030020205","article-title":"The measurement of experienced burnout.","volume":"2","author":"Maslach","year":"1981","journal-title":"J. Occup. Behav."},{"key":"B47","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"23259671221129594","DOI":"10.1177\/23259671221129594","article-title":"Youth sports specialization and its effect on professional, elite, and olympic athlete performance, career longevity, and injury rates: A systematic review.","volume":"10","author":"McLellan","year":"2022","journal-title":"Orthop. J. Sports Med."},{"key":"B49","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1248","DOI":"10.1186\/s40359-025-03569-0","article-title":"The relationship between resilience and burnout in elite athletes: The mediating role of coping strategies and the moderating role of psychosocial resources.","volume":"13","author":"Mei","year":"2025","journal-title":"BMC Psychol."},{"key":"B50","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"11","DOI":"10.1080\/02640410600630654","article-title":"Coping in sport: A systematic review.","volume":"25","author":"Nicholls","year":"2007","journal-title":"J. Sports Sci."},{"key":"B51","first-page":"1","article-title":"Stress and coping in sport.","volume":"34","author":"Nicholls","year":"2016","journal-title":"J. Sports Sci."},{"key":"B52","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1726003","DOI":"10.3389\/fspor.2025.1726003","article-title":"Psychological hardiness and social support as protective factors against burnout in high-performance athletes.","volume":"7","author":"Oleas","year":"2025","journal-title":"Front. Sports Act Living"},{"key":"B53","article-title":"Social support, hardiness, and burnout in youth athletes.","author":"Oleas","year":"2025","journal-title":"Intern. J. Sport Psychol."},{"key":"B54","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2259","DOI":"10.1038\/s41598-025-86432-x","article-title":"Exploring the mechanisms influencing psychological adaptation in athletes in high-risk sports: A moderated mediation model.","volume":"15","author":"Quan","year":"2025","journal-title":"Sci. Rep."},{"key":"B55","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"396","DOI":"10.1123\/jsep.19.4.396","article-title":"Is athlete burnout more than stress? A sport commitment perspective.","volume":"19","author":"Raedeke","year":"1997","journal-title":"J. Sport Exerc. Psychol."},{"key":"B56","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"281","DOI":"10.1123\/jsep.23.4.281","article-title":"Development and preliminary validation of an athlete burnout measure.","volume":"23","author":"Raedeke","year":"2001","journal-title":"J. Sport Exerc. Psychol."},{"key":"B57","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1597","DOI":"10.3390\/ejihpe14060106","article-title":"Engagement in youth athletes as a positive experience in sport: Implications of gender, age, and competitive level.","volume":"14","author":"Raimundi","year":"2024","journal-title":"Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ."},{"key":"B58","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"222","DOI":"10.1177\/19417381231179678","article-title":"How mental health affects injury risk and outcomes in athletes.","volume":"16","author":"Rogers","year":"2024","journal-title":"Sports Health"},{"key":"B59","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/10413200.2025.2543753","article-title":"What motivates athletes to recover? A qualitative exploration of perceptions, behaviours, and barriers to recovery engagement.","author":"Rowlands","year":"2025","journal-title":"J. Appl. Sport Psychol."},{"key":"B60","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"68","DOI":"10.1037\/\/0003-066x.55.1.68","article-title":"Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being.","volume":"55","author":"Ryan","year":"2000","journal-title":"Am. Psychol."},{"key":"B101","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1521\/978.14625\/28806","article-title":"Self-determination theory: Basic psychological needs in motivation, development, and wellness.","author":"Ryan","year":"2017"},{"key":"B61","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"145","DOI":"10.1037\/10363-008","article-title":"What is being Optimized?: Self-determination Theory and Basic Psychological Needs","volume-title":"Psychology and the Aging Revolution: How we Adapt to Longer Life","author":"Ryan","year":"2000"},{"key":"B62","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1066494","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2023.1066494","article-title":"Measuring optimal psychological states: Proposal of two brief versions to measure flow and clutch in athletes.","volume":"14","author":"S\u00e1nchez Vara","year":"2023","journal-title":"Front. Psychol."},{"key":"B63","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"264","DOI":"10.1080\/1091367X.2013.805141","article-title":"How should we measure psychological resilience in sport performers?","volume":"17","author":"Sarkar","year":"2013","journal-title":"Measurement Phys. Educ. Exerc. Sci."},{"key":"B64","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"286","DOI":"10.1016\/j.copsyc.2021.10.005","article-title":"Stress and adolescence: Vulnerability and opportunity during a sensitive window of development.","volume":"44","author":"Sisk","year":"2022","journal-title":"Curr. Opin. Psychol."},{"key":"B65","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"36","DOI":"10.1123\/jsp.8.1.36","article-title":"Toward a cognitive-affective model of athletic burnout.","volume":"8","author":"Smith","year":"1986","journal-title":"J. Sport Psychol."},{"key":"B66","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"204","DOI":"10.1037\/1076-8998.12.3.204","article-title":"The recovery experience questionnaire: Development and validation of a measure for assessing recuperation and unwinding from work.","volume":"12","author":"Sonnentag","year":"2007","journal-title":"J. Occup. Health Psychol."},{"key":"B67","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2011","DOI":"10.4236\/psych.2018.98115","article-title":"Being in the zone\u201d: A systematic review on the relationship of psychological correlates and the occurrence of flow experiences in sports\u2019 performance.","volume":"9","author":"Stamatelopoulou","year":"2018","journal-title":"Psychology"},{"key":"B68","first-page":"11","article-title":"Flow and motivational climate.","volume":"16","author":"Stavrou","year":"2015","journal-title":"Psychol. Sport Exerc."},{"key":"B69","first-page":"1","article-title":"Flow in sport.","volume":"35","author":"Swann","year":"2017","journal-title":"J. Sports Sci."},{"key":"B70","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"356","DOI":"10.1136\/bjsports-2020-102025","article-title":"Sleep and elite athletes.","volume":"55","author":"Walsh","year":"2021","journal-title":"Br. J. Sports Med."},{"key":"B71","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"166","DOI":"10.1177\/19417381231219230","article-title":"Mental health among elite youth athletes: A narrative overview to advance research and practice.","volume":"16","author":"Walton","year":"2024","journal-title":"Sports Health"},{"key":"B72","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/1612197X.2025.2523001","article-title":"Self-compassion and flourishing in Chinese high-performance athletes: Exploring the mediating roles of positive emotion, coping strategies, and resilience.","author":"Wang","year":"2025","journal-title":"Intern. J. Sport Exerc. Psychol."},{"key":"B73","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/1612197X.2025.2523001","article-title":"Self-compassion, coping, resilience, and flourishing in athletes.","author":"Wang","year":"2025","journal-title":"J. Positive Sport Psychol."},{"key":"B74","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"28","DOI":"10.1080\/00336297.2017.1333437","article-title":"A conceptual examination of college athletes\u2019 role conflict through the lens of conservation of resources theory.","volume":"70","author":"Wendling","year":"2018","journal-title":"Quest"},{"key":"B75","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"334","DOI":"10.1080\/10413200.2014.888107","article-title":"Coaching behaviors, satisfaction of needs, and intrinsic motivation among Chinese university athletes.","volume":"26","author":"Wu","year":"2014","journal-title":"J. Appl. Sport Psychol."},{"key":"B76","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1011","DOI":"10.3390\/bs14111011","article-title":"Perfectionism and adolescent Athletes\u2019 burnout: The serial mediation of motivation and coping style.","volume":"14","author":"Xu","year":"2024","journal-title":"Behav. Sci."},{"key":"B77","article-title":"Perfectionism, coping, motivation, and athlete exhaustion.","author":"Xu","year":"2024","journal-title":"Sport Behav. Perform. J."},{"key":"B78","article-title":"Coaching quality, training conditions, and athlete performance in Chinese sport settings.","author":"Yang","year":"2024","journal-title":"Asian J. Sport Sci."},{"key":"B79","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e36646","DOI":"10.1016\/j.heliyon.2024.e36646","article-title":"Factors influencing sports performance: A multi-dimensional analysis of coaching quality, athlete well-being, training intensity, and nutrition with self-efficacy mediation and cultural values moderation.","volume":"10","author":"Yang","year":"2024","journal-title":"Heliyon"},{"key":"B80","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"677","DOI":"10.1186\/s40359-025-02999-0","article-title":"Research on the influence of mindfulness on adolescent athlete burnout-chain mediating effect analysis of future time perspective and self-efficacy.","volume":"13","author":"Yiyi","year":"2025","journal-title":"BMC Psychol."},{"key":"B82","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"111","DOI":"10.1037\/spy0000338","article-title":"On the within-person associations between mindfulness, stress, mood, and self-reported performance: A daily diary among elite Chinese athletes.","volume":"13","author":"Zhang","year":"2024","journal-title":"Sport Exerc. Perform. Psychol."},{"key":"B84","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1433171","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2024.1433171","article-title":"Empowering young athletes: The influence of autonomy-supportive coaching on resilience, optimism, and development.","volume":"15","author":"Zhang","year":"2025","journal-title":"Front. Psychol."},{"key":"B85","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1147","DOI":"10.1186\/s40359-025-03458-6","article-title":"Emotion regulation, coping strategies, and burnout among Chinese competitive athletes: A mixed-methods study.","volume":"13","author":"Zuo","year":"2025","journal-title":"BMC Psychol."}],"container-title":["Frontiers in Psychology"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1835056\/full","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,22]],"date-time":"2026-07-22T04:48:19Z","timestamp":1784695699000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1835056\/full"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,22]]},"references-count":84,"alternative-id":["10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1835056"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1835056","relation":{},"ISSN":["1664-1078"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1664-1078","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,22]]},"article-number":"1835056"}}