Linking Burnout to Psychological Well-being: The Mediating Role of Social Support and Learning Motivation
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BACKGROUND: University academic setting consists of specific life stressors such as burnout that influence a student's psychological well-being. Previous literature has shown the role of social support and learning motivation, but little research is known about how these variables, of social support and learning motivation, can mediate the relationship. METHODS: We recruited 486 participants from three Chinese universities with an age range of 18-35 years. Measures in the study include Maslach Burnout inventory (MBI) for college students, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), motivation strategy learning scale, and psychological well-being by Ryff. Ethical approval was gained from the respondents. RESULTS: Findings suggest that social support plays a significant role in the link between burnout and subjective well-being. Indeed, the chain mediation model of social support and learning motivation significantly indicated the link between burnout and psychological well-being. These findings show that an increase in social support at an educational institute reduces the effects of burnout and enhances psychological well-being. CONCLUSION: The study indicates a sound interpretation of psychological well-being and reducing the level of burnout. Subsequent research has found that social support and learning motivation could be an essential variable in calculating the educational success and learning motivation of the students.
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Motivation is a main factor of how much information students absorb from learning materials or how much they learn in a learning activity.
“One study has suggested that motivation is a main factor of how much information students absorb from the learning materials presented to them or how much they learn in a learning activity (27).”
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- Authors
- Rehman, A. U., Bhuttah, T. M., & You, X.
- Affiliations
- Bahauddin Zakariya University (PK)
- Shaanxi Normal University (CN)
- Corresponding author
- You, Xuqun
- Venue
- Psychology Research and Behavior Management
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2020-07
- Volume
- Volume 13
- Pages
- 545-554
- ISSN
- 1179-1578 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7354910
- OpenAlex
- W3040288488
- Cited by
- 130
- References
- 56
- Citations by year
- 2026: 20 · 2025: 31 · 2024: 30 · 2023: 28 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 2
- FWCI
- 13.39
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- Dove Medical Press (Taylor and Francis Group) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Keywords
- burnout, psychological well-being, social support, student motivation, mediating role, university students, academic stress, subjective well-being, Chinese university students
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