Predictors of academic efficacy and dropout intention in university students: Can engagement suppress burnout?

2020
Authors
Maroco, Joao
Assuncao, Hugo

Harju-Luukkainen, Heidi

Lin, Su-Wei
Sit, Pou-Seong
Cheung, Kwok-cheung
Maloa, Benvindo
Stepanović Ilić, Ivana

Smith, Thomas J.
Campos, Juliana A. D. B.
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In this study we modelled possible causes and consequences of student burnout and engagement on academic efficacy and dropout intention in university students. Further we asked, can student engagement protect against the effects of burnout? In total 4,061 university students from Portugal, Brazil, Mozambique, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Finland, Serbia, and Macao SAR, Taiwan participated in this study. With the data collected we analyzed the influence of Social Support, Coping Strategies, and school/course related variables on student engagement and burnout using structural equation modeling. We also analyzed the effect of student engagement, student burnout, and their interaction, on Academic Performance and Dropout Intention. We found that both student engagement and burnout are good predictors of subjective academic performance and dropout intention. However, student burnout suppresses the effect of student engagement on these variables. This result has strong ...implications for practitioners and administrators. To prevent student dropout, it is not enough to promote student engagement-additionally, and importantly, levels of student burnout must be kept low. Other variables such as social support and coping strategies are also relevant predictors of student engagement and burnout and should be considered when implementing preventive actions, self-help and guided intervention programs for college students.
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PLoS One, 2020, 15, 10Publisher:
- Public Library Science, San Francisco
Funding / projects:
- Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology [UID/PSI/04810/2019]
- INCD - FCT
- FEDER European Commission [22153-01/SAICT/2016]
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239816
ISSN: 1932-6203
PubMed: 33119598
WoS: 000600013600099
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85094928759
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Psihologija / PsychologyTY - JOUR AU - Maroco, Joao AU - Assuncao, Hugo AU - Harju-Luukkainen, Heidi AU - Lin, Su-Wei AU - Sit, Pou-Seong AU - Cheung, Kwok-cheung AU - Maloa, Benvindo AU - Stepanović Ilić, Ivana AU - Smith, Thomas J. AU - Campos, Juliana A. D. B. PY - 2020 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3111 AB - In this study we modelled possible causes and consequences of student burnout and engagement on academic efficacy and dropout intention in university students. Further we asked, can student engagement protect against the effects of burnout? In total 4,061 university students from Portugal, Brazil, Mozambique, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Finland, Serbia, and Macao SAR, Taiwan participated in this study. With the data collected we analyzed the influence of Social Support, Coping Strategies, and school/course related variables on student engagement and burnout using structural equation modeling. We also analyzed the effect of student engagement, student burnout, and their interaction, on Academic Performance and Dropout Intention. We found that both student engagement and burnout are good predictors of subjective academic performance and dropout intention. However, student burnout suppresses the effect of student engagement on these variables. This result has strong implications for practitioners and administrators. To prevent student dropout, it is not enough to promote student engagement-additionally, and importantly, levels of student burnout must be kept low. Other variables such as social support and coping strategies are also relevant predictors of student engagement and burnout and should be considered when implementing preventive actions, self-help and guided intervention programs for college students. PB - Public Library Science, San Francisco T2 - PLoS One T1 - Predictors of academic efficacy and dropout intention in university students: Can engagement suppress burnout? IS - 10 VL - 15 DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0239816 ER -
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Maroco, J., Assuncao, H., Harju-Luukkainen, H., Lin, S., Sit, P., Cheung, K., Maloa, B., Stepanović Ilić, I., Smith, T. J.,& Campos, J. A. D. B.. (2020). Predictors of academic efficacy and dropout intention in university students: Can engagement suppress burnout?. in PLoS One Public Library Science, San Francisco., 15(10). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239816
Maroco J, Assuncao H, Harju-Luukkainen H, Lin S, Sit P, Cheung K, Maloa B, Stepanović Ilić I, Smith TJ, Campos JADB. Predictors of academic efficacy and dropout intention in university students: Can engagement suppress burnout?. in PLoS One. 2020;15(10). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0239816 .
Maroco, Joao, Assuncao, Hugo, Harju-Luukkainen, Heidi, Lin, Su-Wei, Sit, Pou-Seong, Cheung, Kwok-cheung, Maloa, Benvindo, Stepanović Ilić, Ivana, Smith, Thomas J., Campos, Juliana A. D. B., "Predictors of academic efficacy and dropout intention in university students: Can engagement suppress burnout?" in PLoS One, 15, no. 10 (2020), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239816 . .