¿Cómo se interrelacionan las variables de burnout, engagement y autoeficacia académica? Un estudio con adolescentes escolares

Abstract

The aim of this research was to analyze the relationship between burnout, engagement and academic self-efficacy in a sample of 1756 students (M=14.47, SD=1.63) belonging to 12 secondary education highschools. The instruments used were the Spanish versions of the Maslach Burnout Inventory – Student Survey (MBI-SS), Utrecht Student Student Scale (UWES-S) and the Specific Perceived Self-Efficacy Scale of Academic Situations (EAPESA). The results showed inverse relationship between physical&emotional effort and cynicism with vigor and dedication in the same way those positive relationships between academic self-efficacy with vigor, dedication and task absorption, in a more adaptive behaviors. The importance of the promotion of adaptive behaviors that improve the well-being and academic life of the students in their educational centers is revealed.