A questionnaire study to evaluate the burnout syndrome and stress among dental students from two universities

Abstract

Background: Stress has been described as an epidemic of the 21 st century and even students are not exempted from this scenario. It is now well-established that dental students perceive and experience high levels of stress. Although some stress is inherent in dentistry and education and is likely to be beneficial as a learning stimulus, there is a concern that high levels of stress and prolonged stress exposure may precipitate burnout, a term that describes the experience of long-term work-related exhaustion and diminished interest. Hence this study was attempted. Aim: To evaluate burnout and stress among students of two dental universities with different curriculum

Emotional Fatigue, Depersonalization, and Professional Fulfillment among Students of a Private Dental College in Chennai, India

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“…Stress is a silent epidemic of the 21st century; it is the most common physiological reaction of the body to an adverse stimulus that can be either internal or external [1]. Stress can lead to several disorders if the compensating mechanisms are inadequate and inappropriate.…”

Burn out among Iranian dental students: psychometric properties of burnout clinical subtype questionnaire (BCSQ-12-SS) and its correlates

“…Galan et al (2014) found no significant difference in educational burnout of male and female dental students [20]. Rajpurohit et al (2015) evaluated burnout syndrome in dental students of two universities using MBI-SS questionnaire and found no significant difference between males and females [27]. Their finding was in line with ours which indicates that stresses of girls competing with boys no longer exist and females now have an equal performance with males in fields in which, males used to be dominant [24].…”

The Relationships Between School Climate, School Belonging and School Burnout in Secondary School Students

“…To put it more clearly, burnout is an individual's reaction to themself, the job, and the work environment, depending on the feeling of difficulty and inability to fulfil their duties and responsibilities related to their job. Although burnout is seen as a problem experienced by employees regarding the factors in the work and work environment, it has recently emerged as a similar situation in students (Kwak, Ji, Baek, & Baek, 2020;Rajpurohit, Ankola, Hebbal, & Mehta, 2015;Sufia & Latif, 2016). This situation that students experience concerning the school is expressed specifically with the concept of school burnout (Almašiová, Kohútová, & Budniak, 2019;Kiuru, Aunola, Nurmi, Leskinen, & Salmela-Aro, 2008;Onuaoha, 2015;Salmela-Aro, Kiuru, Leskinen, & Nurmi, 2009;Tomaszek & Muchacka-Cymerma, 2019).…”