Relationship between intrinsic orientations and academic burnout in students

Abstract

The aim of the study was to analyze the relationship between burnout and engagement in a sample of 3512 students (M=14.55; DT=1.68) belonging to 12 secondary education highschools. The instruments used were the Spanish version of the Perception of Success Questionnaire (POSQ) and the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey (MBI-SS) and the Intrinsic Satisfaction Classroom Scale (ISC). The results showed significant relationships between task orientations with academic efficacy and fun, in a more self-determined behavior than the relationship of ego orientations with physical/emotional exhaustion, cynicism and boredom, in a less self-determined behavior. Its revealed the importance of promoting adaptive behaviors oriented to the effort, engagement and self-efficacy that improve the well-being and academic life of the students in their high schools.

Keywords:
Goal orientations; burnout; students