Relationship between academic burnout and perceived stress in Cuban psychology university students

José Antonio Rodríguez Vázquez, Josefa María Gutiérrez Cordoví, Mirian Felicia González Llanesa and Damian Valdés Santiago
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José Antonio Rodríguez Vázquez: Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Miguel Enrí-quez”. La Habana, Cuba
Josefa María Gutiérrez Cordoví: Universidad de La Habana, Facultad de Psicología. La Habana, Cuba
Mirian Felicia González Llanesa: Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Miguel Enrí-quez”. La Habana, Cuba
Damian Valdés Santiago: Universidad de La Habana, Facultad de Matemática y Computación. La Habana, Cuba

Neurodivergences, 2025, vol. 4, 240

Abstract: Introduction: The study examined the relationship between academic burnout and perceived stress in Cuban psychology students, given the limited local research on this topic. Methods: A cross-sectional design was used with 107 students from the University of Havana, employing the MBI-SS.cu (14 items, 3 dimensions) and the PSS-14 (14 items, 2 dimensions). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, reliability coefficients (Cronbach’s α, McDonald’s ω), and Spearman’s correlation. Results: Academic burnout showed a mean score of 40.2 (SD=9.77), with Emotional Exhaustion being the most affected dimension (M=17.5), while perceived stress averaged 31.1 (SD=9.53). A significant positive correlation was found between both constructs (ρ=0.458, p

Keywords: burnout syndrome; professional burnout; psychological burnout; validity studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.56294/neuro2025240

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