Abstract
This study aimed to test the hypothesis of the mediating role of self-efficacy between subjective well-being and burnout in military cadets. The participants were 228 cadets at a military academy, 148 police offices and 80 firefighters, at a mean age of 24 years (SD = .85). Regression analyses showed that the subjective well-being variables, mainly subjective vitality and negative affects, significantly predict burnout and its subdimensions. The analyses of mediation provide satisfactory empirical evidence for the mediating role played by belief in self-efficacy. These results can support the planning of interventions aimed at strengthening self-efficacy in cadets. The academy should provide cadets not only with the technical and essential knowledge for professional practice, but also provide the development of self-regulation mechanisms that allow for a greater sense of self-efficacy, in addition to appropriate educational and working conditions.
Self-efficacy; burnout; subjective well-being