IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/aai/journl/y2023i8p77-96.html

The Relationship between Burnout and School Satisfaction Based on the Student’s Age

Author

Listed:
  • Ani Emilia Cernea-Radu

    (University of Oradea, Oradea, Romania)

Abstract

Adolescence is the age of transformation and spending most of the time in the education system, the wellbeing of the teenager is influenced by every experience had in this system: relationships with colleagues, teachers, the grades, what they learn in school. At the age of twelve there is a step which, once it’s taken, welcomes the child into an age of changes. This research investigates the relationship between burnout, school satisfaction, and life satisfaction as children and adolescents get older, an aspect which is not so talked about in literature. The participants in this study were 3460 students between 10 and 19 years old, of which 1751 were boys and 1709 were girls, and 67.6% were from urban environments and 32.4% were from rural environments. It was noticed that the burnout level grows progressively after the age of 12, which deteriorates the level of school satisfaction through a ‘bottom-up’ process, which causes its decrease. The level of Overall Life Satisfaction (OLS) also decreases with age, one of the reasons being the exhaustion caused by too many or too difficult school tasks.

Suggested Citation

  • Ani Emilia Cernea-Radu, 2023. "The Relationship between Burnout and School Satisfaction Based on the Student’s Age," Research & Education, Weik Press SRL, issue 8, pages 77-96, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:aai:journl:y:2023:i:8:p:77-96
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://researchandeducation.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Cernea_Radu_Ani_Emilia_Gaita_The_Relationship_between_Burnout_and_School_Satisfaction_Based_on_the_Student-s_Age_REd_nr8.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Ferran Casas & Mònica González-Carrasco & Xavier Oriol & Sara Malo, 2022. "Economic and Children’s Subjective Well-Being Indicators at the National Level in 35 Countries," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 15(5), pages 1539-1563, October.
    2. Mònica González-Carrasco & Ferran Casas & Sara Malo & Ferran Viñas & Tamar Dinisman, 2017. "Changes with Age in Subjective Well-Being Through the Adolescent Years: Differences by Gender," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 18(1), pages 63-88, February.
    3. Louise Persson & Katarina Haraldsson & Curt Hagquist, 2016. "School satisfaction and social relations: Swedish schoolchildren’s improvement suggestions," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 61(1), pages 83-90, January.
    4. Adrian Tomyn & Robert Cummins, 2011. "Subjective Wellbeing and Homeostatically Protected Mood: Theory Validation With Adolescents," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 12(5), pages 897-914, October.
    5. Walburg, Vera, 2014. "Burnout among high school students: A literature review," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 42(C), pages 28-33.
    6. E. Huebner & Chris Ash & James Laughlin, 2001. "Life Experiences, Locus of Control, and School Satisfaction in Adolescence," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 55(2), pages 167-183, August.
    7. Mònica González-Carrasco & Cristina Vaqué & Sara Malo & Gemma Crous & Ferran Casas & Cristina Figuer, 2019. "A Qualitative Longitudinal Study on the Well-Being of Children and Adolescents," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 12(2), pages 479-499, April.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Miguel Salazar-Muñoz & Carmen Montserrat & Jaime Alfaro & Roberto Melipillán, 2025. "Subjective Well-being of Vulnerable Children in Chile: Differences by Gender and Risk Assessment," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 18(1), pages 115-135, February.
    2. Ditzel, Loreto & Casas, Ferran & Torres-Vallejos, Javier & Reyes, Fernando & Alfaro, Jaime, 2022. "Children participating in after-school programs in Chile: Subjective well-being, satisfaction with free time use and satisfaction with the program," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 132(C).
    3. Raúl Baños & Antonio Baena-Extremera & Antonio Granero-Gallegos, 2019. "The Relationships between High School Subjects in terms of School Satisfaction and Academic Performance in Mexican Adolescents," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(18), pages 1-13, September.
    4. Flavia Izzo & Edoardo Saija & Susanna Pallini & Salvatore Ioverno & Roberto Baiocco & Jessica Pistella, 2024. "The Sources of Happiness in Preadolescence and Adolescence: A Multi-Method and Multi-Informant Perspective," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 17(3), pages 953-983, June.
    5. Xavier Oriol & Rafael Miranda & Jorge Varela & Nuria Garcia, 2025. "Bullying Victimization and Subjective Well-Being in 10- and 12-year-Old Children from 24 Countries: The Buffering Effect of Family and Teacher Support," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 18(3), pages 1073-1100, June.
    6. Roger Fernandez-Urbano & Guido Salza & Robin Samuel, 2025. "Subjective School Experience and Well-Being during the COVID-19 Pandemic," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 26(2), pages 1-29, February.
    7. Matthew Bourke & Toni A. Hilland & Melinda Craike, 2022. "Daily Physical Activity and Satisfaction with Life in Adolescents: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study Exploring Direct Associations and the Mediating Role of Core Affect," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 23(3), pages 949-968, March.
    8. Ana Loreto Ditzel & María Josefina Chuecas & Mariavictoria Benavente & Jaime Alfaro & Alejandra Villarroel, 2024. "Material Conditions and Their Relationship with Affective Components of Subjective Well-being in Children," Applied Research in Quality of Life, Springer;International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, vol. 19(2), pages 791-810, April.
    9. Zohre Pourasadi & Mònica González-Carrasco & Sara Malo Cerrato & Ferran Casas Aznar, 2026. "Longitudinal Study of Gender Differences in Adolescent Sense of Loneliness: The Roles of Subjective Well-Being, Bullying, and Problematic Internet Use," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 19(2), pages 823-857, April.
    10. Igor Esnaola & Manuel Benito & Iratxe Antonio-Agirre & Eloisa Ballina & Margarita Lorenzo, 2019. "Gender, Age and Cross-Cultural Differences in Life Satisfaction: a Comparison Between Spain and Mexico," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 12(6), pages 1935-1949, December.
    11. Gemma Crous & Ferran Casas & Mònica González-Carrasco, 2018. "What Aspects are Important to Adolescents to Achieve Full Satisfaction in Life?," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 11(6), pages 1699-1718, December.
    12. Lucia Bosakova & Andrea Madarasova Geckova & Jitse P. van Dijk & Sijmen A. Reijneveld, 2020. "School is (not) calling: the associations of gender, family affluence, disruptions in the social context and learning difficulties with school satisfaction among adolescents in Slovakia," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 65(8), pages 1413-1421, November.
    13. Paula Yépez-Tito & Marta Ferragut & Shally Cóndor-Guerrón & Maria J. Blanca, 2022. "Life Satisfaction and Character Strenghs in Ecuatorian Adolescents," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 15(2), pages 599-616, April.
    14. Mònica González-Carrasco & Lívia Bedin & Ferran Casas & Jaime Alfaro & Jorge Castellá Sarriera, 2023. "Safety, Perceptions of Good Treatment and Subjective Well-Being in 10- and 12-year-old Children in Three Countries," Applied Research in Quality of Life, Springer;International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, vol. 18(3), pages 1521-1544, June.
    15. Sandra Wajchman-Świtalska & Olga Grabowska-Chenczke & Marcin Woźniak, 2023. "Exploring the Patterns of Recreational Activity among Urban Green Spaces in Poland," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-16, March.
    16. Lili Tian & Huan Chen & E. Huebner, 2014. "The Longitudinal Relationships Between Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction at School and School-Related Subjective Well-Being in Adolescents," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 119(1), pages 353-372, October.
    17. Michael J. Furlong & Mei-ki Chan & Erin Dowdy & Karen Nylund-Gibson, 2024. "Diminished Adolescent Social Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 17(2), pages 901-930, April.
    18. Caterina Fiorilli & Daniela Barni & Claudia Russo & Vanessa Marchetti & Giacomo Angelini & Luciano Romano, 2022. "Students’ Burnout at University: The Role of Gender and Worker Status," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(18), pages 1-15, September.
    19. Adrian Tomyn & Matthew Fuller Tyszkiewicz & Jacolyn Norrish, 2014. "The Psychometric Equivalence of the Personal Wellbeing Index School-Children for Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australian Adolescents," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 15(1), pages 43-56, February.
    20. Luciano Romano & Giacomo Angelini & Piermarco Consiglio & Caterina Fiorilli, 2021. "The Effect of Students’ Perception of Teachers’ Emotional Support on School Burnout Dimensions: Longitudinal Findings," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(4), pages 1-7, February.

    More about this item

    Keywords

    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;

    JEL classification:

    • I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General
    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I29 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Other

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:aai:journl:y:2023:i:8:p:77-96. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Bogdana-Alexandra Năstasă (email available below). General contact details of provider: .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.