Date of Graduation

5-2023

Document Type

UAF Access Only - Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts

Degree Level

Undergraduate

Department

Sociology and Criminal Justice

Advisor/Mentor

Paez-Ritter, Rocio

Committee Member/Reader

Portra, Adriana

Committee Member/Second Reader

Holyfield, Lori

Committee Member/Third Reader

Stevens, Christopher

Abstract

Academic burnout affects roughly one-third of college students and is associated with emotional and physical exhaustion, apathy towards schoolwork, and difficulty concentrating. This study examines whether academic burnout is related to academic achievement. It was hypothesized that burnout was negatively associated with academic achievement. It was also hypothesized that there would exist a positive association between social support frequency and achievement along with a negative association between social support and burnout. Two hundred and seventy university students participated in an online survey that assessed academic burnout, academic achievement, social support, extracurricular involvement, and demographic information. Bivariate correlations and regression analysis were conducted to examine the relationship between the variables. Overall, the results indicate that college students who reported higher levels of social support had higher levels of academic achievement. Consistent with previous studies, it was also found that college students who reported lower levels of academic achievement and social support reported to experience higher levels of academic burnout. Based on the findings, implications and practices to prevent issues associated with academic burnout among college students are discussed.

Keywords

Academic burnout; academic achievement; social support; college students

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