Workaholism, Home–Work/Work–Home Interference, and Exhaustion Among Sports Coaches

in Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology

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Erik LundkvistUmeå University and University of St Andrews

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Henrik GustafssonKarlstad University

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Paul DavisNorthumbria University and Umeå University

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Peter HassménSouthern Cross University

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The aims of this study were to (a) examine the associations between workaholism and work-related exhaustion and (b) examine associations between work–home/ home–work interference and work-related exhaustion in 261 Swedish coaches. Quantile regression showed that workaholism is only associated with exhaustion for coaches who score high on exhaustion, that negative work–home interference has a stronger association with exhaustion than negative home–work interference, and that the coaches on a mean level scored low on all measured constructs. In addition, coaches in the higher percentiles have a higher risk for burnout. Our results highlight the importance of studying coach exhaustion with respect to aspects that extend beyond the sports life.

Erik Lundkvist, Department of Psychology, Umeå University and Department of Geography and Sustainable development, University of St Andrews; Henrik Gustafsson, Faculty of Health, Science and Technology, Karlstad University; Paul Davis, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University & Department of Psychology, Umeå University; Peter Hassmén, School of Health and Human Sciences, Southern Cross University.

Address author correspondence to Erik Lundkvist at erik.lundkvist@umu.se.
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