School engagement and burnout in a sample of Brazilian students

Abstract

Objective: Some studies have suggested that school engagement can be an ally in the prevention of psychosocial and occupational risks, to which students are exposed daily. The aim of this study is to estimate the impact of emotional, behavioral, and cognitive engagement on burnout syndrome among pharmacy undergraduate students. Methods: A total of 363 students enrolled in the pharmacy undergraduate program in the College of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Sao Paulo State University's Araraquara Campus (UNESP) participated, 78.0% of whom were female. Mean age was 20.3 (SD ¼ 2.7) years. The Maslach Burnout Inventory for students (MBI-SS) and the University Students School Engagement Inventory (USEI) were used. Confirmatory factor analysis was performed to assess the psychometric properties of the instruments. The data were included in a structural equation model in which burnout was considered the central construct. The impact of school engagement on burnout was based on the statistical significance of causal paths (β) evaluated by z tests (α ¼ 5%). Results: The psychometric properties of the MBI-SS and USEI were adequate and the structural model also presented an adequate fit. Behavioral engagement (β ¼ À0.56) and the emotional engagement (β ¼ À0.71) explained 81.0% of burnout variability in the sample. Cognitive engagement was not found to contribute significantly. This data provides evidence of the impact of school engagement on burnout that can be used by educators and policymakers in charge of educational process. Conclusion: School engagement presented inverse and significant influence on burnout syndrome among pharmacy students.

School Engagement as a Predictor of Burnout in University Students

“…In another study examining the effect of university students' school engagement on exhaustion, Arlinkasari, Akmal, and Rauf (2017) reported that school engagement associated a moderately significant relationship with burnout and school engagement revealed 40% of the burnout variance. Unlike the findings of this research, Zucoloto, de Oliveira, Maroco, and Campos (2016) found that there was a moderate and negative relationship between university students' levels of behavioural and affective engagement and their burnout. These two subscales of engagement explains 81% of the variance in burnout and the cognitive engagement dimension has no significant effect on burnout.…”

School Burnout and School Engagement in Adolescents: The Mediator and Moderator Role of Facebook Addiction

“…Ergenlik döneminde akademik beklentilerin artması, çeşitli toplumsal rolleri öğrenme ve bu rollere uyum sağlama gibi giderek artan karmaşık durumlarla başa çıkma güçlüğü ergenin yaşantısını stres verici deneyimlere açık hale getirmektedir (Ge, Lorenz, Conger, Elder ve Simons, 1994). Ergenin aileden sonraki ilk sosyal ortamı olarak okul, bu deneyimlerin açıkça gözlenebildiği önemli bir etkileşim alanı olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır (Salmela-Aro, Muotka, Alho, Hakkarainen ve Lonka, 2016;Salmela-Aro, Upadyaya, Hakkarainen, Lonka ve Alho, 2017;Zucoloto, de Oliveira, Maroco ve Campos, 2016).…”

University engagement of dental students related to educational environment: A transnational study

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