Risk and Protective Factors for Academic Burnout: The Search for Effective Psychological Help for Students

• Authors: Hanna Pawlicka , Kamilla Komorowska , Maciej Michalak , Agnieszka Gabryś , Paweł Larionow

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Czynniki ryzyka i czynniki chroniące przed wypaleniem akademickim: w poszukiwaniu skutecznej pomocy psychologicznej dla studentów

Abstracts

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Wstęp: Studenci coraz częściej mierzą się z problemami natury psychicznej, a także doświadczają wypalenia akademickiego. W celu zaprojektowania skutecznej pomocy psychologicznej dla studentów niezbędne jest określenie czynników ryzyka (np. objawów zdrowotnych) i czynników chroniących (np. zasobów osobistych i związanych ze studiowaniem) przed wypaleniem akademickim. Celem badania było określenie roli wybranych czynników psychologicznych, w tym czynników ryzyka i czynników ochronnych, w wypaleniu akademickim.
Materiał i metody: W badaniu wzięło udział 350 studentów Uniwersytetu Kazimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy, w tym 263 kobiety, 82 mężczyzn i 5 osób niebinarnych, w wieku od 17 do 53 lat (M = 22,84, SD = 4,65). Wykorzystując kwestionariusze samoopisowe u studentów zbadano ich zasoby psychologiczne (np. witalność, pasję do studiowania) i objawy zdrowotne (np. symptomy somatyczne). Za pomocą analizy regresji określono najbardziej istotne czynniki psychologiczne związane z wypaleniem akademickim. Przy użyciu pytań jakościowych przeanalizowano czynniki, które wpływają pozytywnie i negatywnie na subiektywne samopoczucie studentów na studiach.
Wyniki: Odnotowano wysokie rozpowszechnienie dodatnich przesiewowych wyników w zakresie symptomów lęku (57,14%) i depresji (45,43%). Prawie wszystkie analizowane czynniki ryzyka, w tym dolegliwości somatyczne, stres, symptomy depresji i lęku, były związane z wyższym poziomem wypalenia akademickiego. Z kolei czynniki chroniące przed wypaleniem, w tym witalność, odporność psychiczna (rezyliencja), poczucie skuteczności akademickiej, a także pasja harmonijna do studiowania, były związane z niższym poziomem wypalenia akademickiego. Analiza regresji wykazała, że pasja harmonijna do studiowania była najbardziej istotnym predyktorem niskiego poziomu wypalenia akademickiego.
Wnioski: Zaprezentowane wyniki badania podkreślają największe znaczenie pasji harmonijnej dla zapobiegania wypalenia akademickiego, a także wskazują na niezbędność prowadzenia cyklicznych badań (przesiewowych) w zakresie zdrowia psychicznego i somatycznego, co wydaje się ważne w celu tworzenia skutecznych sposobów zapobiegania wypalenia akademickiego u studentów.

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Introduction: Students are increasingly facing psychological problems and experiencing academic burnout. In order to design effective psychological help for students, it is necessary to identify risk factors (e.g., health symptoms) and protective factors (e.g., personal and study-related resources) against academic burnout. The aim of this study was to determine the role of selected psychological factors, including risk factors and protective factors, in academic burnout.
Material and methods: The study involved 350 students of the Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, (263 women, 82 men, and 5 non-binary people), ranging in age from 17 to 53 years (M = 22.84, SD = 4.65). A set of self-report questionnaires was used to examine students’ psychological resources (e.g., vitality, passion for studying) and health symptoms (e.g., somatic symptoms). The most significant psychological factors associated with academic burnout were identified using regression analysis. Using qualitative questions, factors that positively and negatively affect students’ subjective well-being in college were analysed.
Results: There was a high prevalence of positive screening results for symptoms of anxiety (57.14%) and depression (45.43%). Almost all of the risk factors analysed, including somatic complaints, stress, depression, and anxiety symptoms, were associated with higher levels of academic burnout. In contrast, protective factors against burnout, including vitality, resilience, general academic self-efficacy, and harmonious passion for studying, were associated with lower levels of academic burnout. The regression analysis showed that harmonious passion for studying was the most significant predictor of low levels of academic burnout.
Conclusions: The study highlighted the importance of harmonious passion for the prevention of academic burnout and pointed to the necessity of conducting regular (screening) studies of mental and somatic health, which seems important for creating effective ways to prevent academic burnout in students.

Keywords

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screening analysis; psychological factors; passion for studying; students; college; somatic symptoms; psychological support; academic burnout; personal resources; mental health

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analiza przesiewowa; czynniki psychologiczne; pasja do studiowania; studenci; studia; symptomy somatyczne; wsparcie psychologiczne; wypalenie akademickie; zasoby osobiste; zdrowie psychiczne

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy
• Journal: Polskie Forum Psychologiczne
• Year: 2024
• Volume: XXIX
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 206-230

Dates

published

2024

Contributors

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Hanna Pawlicka

• Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy

• https://orcid.org/0009000803921186

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Kamilla Komorowska

• Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy

• https://orcid.org/0000000218076279

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Maciej Michalak

• Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy

• https://orcid.org/0000000191475420

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Agnieszka Gabryś

• Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie

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Paweł Larionow

• Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy

• https://orcid.org/0000000249113984

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Identifiers

DOI

10.34767/PFP.2024.02.06

Biblioteka Nauki

57283233