Antecedents of school burnout: A longitudinal mediation study

Cengiz S., PEKER A.

Social Psychology of Education, vol.27, no.4, pp.1901-1919, 2024 (SSCI, Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s11218-024-09887-2
  • Journal Name: Social Psychology of Education
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, Psycinfo, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.1901-1919
  • Keywords: Academic perfectionism, Academic resilience, Academic self-efficacy, Grit, Helicopter parent, School burnout
  • Ataturk University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

School burnout is a growing problem among university students. This two-wave longitudinal study examined the mediating effects of academic self-efficacy, grit, and academic resilience in the relationship between academic perfectionism and helicopter parenting, and school burnout in university students based on the Theory of Self- vs. Externally-Regulated Learning (SRL vs. ERL), and Social Cognitive Theory (SCT). A total of 481 college students completed measurements at Time 1 (T1) and Time 2 (T2) (Mage = 22.2; 61.5% female, 38.5% male). For analysis, the SPSS version 26 and Mplus version 7.0 were used. The results reveal that academic self-efficacy, grit, and academic resilience at Time 2 mediate the relationship between academic perfectionism and helicopter parent attitude at Time 1 and school burnout at Time 2. These findings reveal the key role of self-efficacy, grit, and academic resilience in reducing school burnout.