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Moving Away from Exhaustion: How Core Self-Evaluations Influence Academic Burnout

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  • Penghu Lian
  • Yunfeng Sun
  • Zhigang Ji
  • Hanzhong Li
  • Jiaxi Peng

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Background: Academic burnout refers to students who have low interest, lack of motivation, and tiredness in studying. Studies concerning how to prevent academic burnout are rare. Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the impact of core self-evaluations on the academic burnout of university students, and mainly focused on the confirmation of the mediator role of life satisfaction. Methods: A total of 470 university students accomplished the core self-evaluation scale, Satisfaction with Life, and academic burnout scale. Results: Both core self-evaluations and life satisfaction were significantly correlated with academic burnout. Structural equation modeling indicated that life satisfaction partially mediated the relationship between core self-evaluations and academic burnout. Conclusions: Core self-evaluations significantly influence academic burnout and are partially mediated by life satisfaction.

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  • Penghu Lian & Yunfeng Sun & Zhigang Ji & Hanzhong Li & Jiaxi Peng, 2014. "Moving Away from Exhaustion: How Core Self-Evaluations Influence Academic Burnout," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(1), pages 1-5, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0087152
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087152
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    1. Xiaofei Li & Lili Guan & Hui Chang & Bo Zhang, 2014. "Core Self-Evaluation and Burnout among Nurses: The Mediating Role of Coping Styles," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(12), pages 1-12, December.
    2. Xiaobo Yu & Pengyuan Wang & Xuesong Zhai & Hong Dai & Qun Yang, 2015. "The Effect of Work Stress on Job Burnout Among Teachers: The Mediating Role of Self-efficacy," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 122(3), pages 701-708, July.
    3. Yung Kai Lin & Der-Yuan Chen & Blossom Yen-Ju Lin, 2017. "Determinants and effects of medical students’ core self-evaluation tendencies on clinical competence and workplace well-being in clerkship," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(11), pages 1-12, November.
    4. Othman A Alfuqaha & Mahmoud Y Alkawareek & Hussein S Alsharah, 2019. "Self-evaluation and professional status as predictors of burnout among nurses in Jordan," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(3), pages 1-10, March.

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