Abstract:

The aim of this study was to examine the validity and reliability of Turkish version of the Athlete Burnout Questionnaire (ABQ) which has been developed by Raedeke and Smith (2001). Scale was completed by 207 athletes (79 female, 128 male) with a mean of age 20.57 􀁲 3.62 years. ABQ consists of 15 items assigned to 3 subscales (Reduces Sense of Accomplishment, Emotional/ Physical Exhaustion and Devaluation). Construct validity was evaluated by confirmatory factor analysis. The Internal consistency of the scale was determined by Cronbach alpha. Beside, Sport Motivation Scale and Physical Self Perception Profile were administered for testing convergent validity; Maslach Burnout Questionnaire was used to test concurrent validity. Findings of final Turkish version of ABQ (13 items) regarding the construct validity of the scale were rather consistent with the original scale’s three-factor structure [SB-􀁆2 (df = 66) = 185.70, RMSEA = .06, SRMR = .05, NFI = .92, NNFI= .94, CFI = .96, GFI = .92]. Internal consistency coefficients were ranged between 0.75 and 0.87. Results on concurrent validity revealed a significant correlation found between Athlete Burnout Questionnaire and Maslach Burnout Questionnaire (p<.01). Furthermore, the convergent validity results indicated a significant relationship found between subscales of Athlete Burnout Questionnaire and intrinsic motivation, amotivation and sport competence subscales (p<.01); but no significant relationship was found between ABQ and extrinsic motivation (p>.01). The psychometric properties of the Turkish version of Athlete Burnout Questionnaire showed that the instrument is a valuable additional measure for the determination of athletes’ burnout levels in Turkey.

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