Table 3. Mediating effects of PSS-distress on the life stress–burnout relationship.

	Burnout					Burnout
	Step 1		Step 2			Step 1		Step 2
	B	β	B	β		B	β	B	β
Constant	2.21**		1.70**		Constant	1.50**		1.31**
Life Stress-G	0.32**	0.33	0.22**	0.23	Life Stress-S	0.50**	0.50	0.42**	0.42
PSS-distress			0.38**	0.29	PSS-distress			0.22*	0.17
R2	0.11		0.19		R2	0.25		0.27
Adjusted R2	0.11		0.18		Adjusted R2	0.25		0.27
Changed in R2			0.08		Changed in R2			0.02
Sobel’s Z	3.84*				Sobel’s Z	4.60*

Notes:

Life Stress-G, general-life stress; Life Stress-S, sport-specific life stress.

^*p < 0.05.

^**p < 0.01.