Studentsko Sagorijevanje: Izazov Sveučilištima

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to examine the presence and types of manifestations of student burnout in Croatian students, but also the opportunities for improvement and implementation of adequate prevention measures and support systems. To conduct the research of this paper, a questionnaire on student burnout was prepared and filled out online by N = 897 students, 723 of which were females and 174 were males, from six Croatian universities: University of Zagreb, University of Rijeka, University of Osijek, University of Dubrovnik, University of Zadar and University of Pula. The results of the research indicate the existence of the first component of student burnout among respondents which is exhaustion due to academic tasks, but there is a low level of cynical and separate attitudes towards study and feelings of inadequacy as a student. However, 77.5% of respondents believe they have gone through or are still going through student burnout. The results also implicate a statistically significant difference between the manifestation of student burnout and gender, age, level and type of study and year of study, but no statistically significant difference was found between the occurrence of student burnout and average grade, university and financial support (receiving scholarships and places of residence). The paper also presents the qualitative answers of the respondents aimed at preventing and reducing the incidence of student burnout among Croatian students.