Academic Burnout Among University Students During COVID-19 Outbreak

Abstract

Academic burnout is a well-known concept associated with students' exhaustion during academic life. This study aims to explain factors related to academic burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research method adopted a systematic literature review method to conduct scientific articles indexed by Google Scholar, EBSCO, PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Emerald. Through the screening process, only fifteen articles meet the eligibility criteria. Research results show that university students are prone to experience academic burnout during online learning. Also, there is a different level of academic burnout suffered by students in higher education and senior high school. Some factors that affect academic burnout include work overload, unhealthy lifestyle, social media usage, etc.