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Examining the Moderating Effect of Social Support on the Relationship Between Academic Stress and Burnout among University Students after the Covid-19 Pandemic
Schulze, A. (2021) Examining the Moderating Effect of Social Support on the Relationship Between Academic Stress and Burnout among University Students after the Covid-19 Pandemic.
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| Abstract: | Academic stress is a widespread issue among students, raising the risk of burnout. Gaining more insights into the influence of social support on the academic stress-burnout relationship can be beneficial to create interventions to support students within an academic context. Thus, this study aims to examine the moderating effect of social support on the relationship between academic stress and burnout among university students after Covid-19. The study’s target group is university students. The one-time survey included the Student Life-Challenges Scale, the Maslach Burnout Inventory - Student Survey, and the Social Provision Scale - 10 items. The collected data from 134 participants was analysed by conducting descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation and multiple regression analysis. The results indicated that participants’ stress levels were close to the middle score. Moreover, participants scored average on exhaustion and below average on cynicism and professional inefficacy. Furthermore, there was a positive correlation between stress and burnout variables. However, social support had no moderation effect on the relationship between academic stress and burnout. The findings emphasize the importance of conducting further studies to enhance our understanding of stress and burnout in students and to provide more insights into the influence of different dimensions of social support on this relationship. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/95332 |
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