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Academic Burnout, Family Functionality, Perceived Social Support and Coping among Graduate Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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  • Diego Andrade

    (Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pécs, 7621 Pécs, Hungary)

  • Icaro J. S. Ribeiro

    (Nursing Faculty, Southwest Bahia State University, Jequié 45083-900, Brazil)

  • Viktória Prémusz

    (Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pécs, 7621 Pécs, Hungary)

  • Orsolya Maté

    (Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pécs, 7621 Pécs, Hungary)

Abstract

Academic burnout and the COVID-19 pandemic have greatly impacted the academic life and mental health of graduate students. This study aims to address the mental health issue in graduate students by relating it to family functionality, perceived social support, and coping with academic burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were gathered from a cross-sectional study with 519 graduate students across universities in Hungary and other European countries. The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory Student, Family APGAR Index, the brief form of the Perceived Social Support Questionnaire, and the Brief Resilient Coping Scale were used to measure academic burnout, family functionality, perceived social support, and coping, respectively. Structural equations modeling was used for statistical analysis. The results revealed a negative effect of family functionality, perceived social support, and coping on academic burnout. The inverse relationship between perceived social support and the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory was identified, and mediated by coping and family functionality. These findings may offer patterns and predictors for future graduate students and higher-education institutions to identify outside factors that are implicated in academic burnout, especially in outbreaks such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • Diego Andrade & Icaro J. S. Ribeiro & Viktória Prémusz & Orsolya Maté, 2023. "Academic Burnout, Family Functionality, Perceived Social Support and Coping among Graduate Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(6), pages 1-11, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:6:p:4832-:d:1092245
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    1. Virginia Gewin, 2021. "Pandemic burnout is rampant in academia," Nature, Nature, vol. 591(7850), pages 489-491, March.
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