6533b836fe1ef96bd12a1613

RESEARCH PRODUCT

School burnout, depressive symptoms and engagement : Their combined effect on student achievement

Simona De StasioAlessandro PepeCaterina FiorilliCarlo Di ChiacchioKatariina Salmela-aro

subject

masennus3304educationBurnoutAffect (psychology)saavutuksetEducationabsenteeismAge and genderdepressive symptomsStudents’ burnoutachievementsStudent achievementFull model0501 psychology and cognitive sciencespoissaolotDepressive symptomsta515burnoutopiskelijatstudents05 social sciences050301 educationsitoutuminenAchievementDepressive symptomAbsenteeismSchool engagementuupuminenPsychology0503 educationpsychological phenomena and processes050104 developmental & child psychologyClinical psychologyengagement

description

Abstract Prior studies have shown that student burnout becomes more prevalent during adolescence and is associated with both depressive symptoms and school engagement. Little is known about how burnout, engagement, and depressive symptoms jointly affect students’ school achievement in terms of grades and skipping class. The main purpose of the current study was to analyse these variables within a full model in order to examine the direct and indirect effects of burnout, engagement and depression on student achievement, while controlling for gender and age. Participants were 210 Italian high school students aged 14 to 16. Student burnout was found to exert the strongest effect on school achievement, both directly, and indirectly via depressive symptoms and school engagement.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2017-01-01International Journal of Educational Research
10.1016/j.ijer.2017.04.001https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2017.04.001