Perceived Stress as an Indicator of Work–Family Conflict and Burnout Among Secondary School Athletic Trainers

Abstract

Burnout and work–family conflict (WFC) are stressors faced by secondary school athletic trainers, however, the concept of perceived stress and its relationship to burnout or WFC is not well understood. The purpose of this study was to investigate perceived stress’ relationship with burnout and WFC. Participants reported a WFC score of 40.36 (±15.63), low burnout (40.1 ± 16.28), and moderate stress (15.99 ± 7.02). Perceived stress predicted WFC, but not burnout (b = 1.13, t572 = 14.132, p ≤ .001). One’s level of perceived stress impacts WFC, which indicates higher stress will equal greater work–family conflict.