Schattenplätze zur Hautkrebsprävention in Kindertagesstätten und Schulen

Assessing the Prevalence of School Burnout in German High Schools: Psychometric Properties, Gender Differences, and Cut-Off Criteria

“…School well-being is an important cognitive and emotional base for successful learning and achievement, as it influences both the ability and willingness of students to meet their academic demands [ 1 ]. However, well-being appears to decline over the school years [ 2 ], while the experience of stress, especially among female students, and school burnout increase [ 3 , 4 ]. In this context, the greatest school stress is reported at academic track schools [ 5 ] and is characterized by high demands, pressure to perform, difficult social interactions, and worries about the future as the most significant stressors [ 4 , 6 ].…”

“…However, well-being appears to decline over the school years [ 2 ], while the experience of stress, especially among female students, and school burnout increase [ 3 , 4 ]. In this context, the greatest school stress is reported at academic track schools [ 5 ] and is characterized by high demands, pressure to perform, difficult social interactions, and worries about the future as the most significant stressors [ 4 , 6 ]. This chronic school stress may increase the risk of developing burnout, since school can also be seen as a working place for students [ 7 ].…”

“…In terms of gender differences, there are studies to show that girls experience more school-related stress [ 4 , 6 ], and their self-esteem seems to depend more on their academic success than that of boys [ 22 ], so they should show more burnout than boys as different studies have already revealed (e.g., [ 5 , 11 , 22 ]), but only a few studies examined if the instruments used show measurement invariance. However, Li et al [ 23 ] were able to prove measurement invariance of the Adolescent Student Burnout Inventory (ASBI) for girls and boys.…”

“…These can increase vulnerability to stress and affect mental health [ 24 ], so this could be an important developmental phase in which the risk of school burnout is particularly high. It can be assumed that school burnout rates increase with increasing grade level, as this could be found for school-related stress, too [ 4 ]. Bask and Salmela-Aro [ 3 ] showed that experiences of school burnout are increasing among students choosing the academic track, which is not surprising since school tasks become more challenging with higher class level.…”