Testing the Intermediary Role of Perceived Stress in the Relationship between Mindfulness and Burnout Subtypes in a Large Sample of Spanish University Students

David Martínez-Rubio, Juan P. Sanabria-Mazo, Albert Feliu-Soler, Ariadna Colomer-Carbonell, Cristina Martínez-Brotóns, Silvia Solé, Cristina Escamilla, Elisa Giménez-Fita, Yolanda Moreno, Adrián Pérez-Aranda, Juan V. Luciano and Jesús Montero-Marín
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David Martínez-Rubio: Psicoforma Integral Psychology Center, 46001 Valencia, Spain
Juan P. Sanabria-Mazo: Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, 08950 Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
Albert Feliu-Soler: Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, 08950 Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
Ariadna Colomer-Carbonell: Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, 08950 Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
Cristina Martínez-Brotóns: Psicoforma Integral Psychology Center, 46001 Valencia, Spain
Silvia Solé: Department of Nursery and Physiotherapy, Universitat de Lleida, 25198 Lleida, Spain
Cristina Escamilla: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, European University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain
Elisa Giménez-Fita: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, European University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain
Yolanda Moreno: Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, Catholic University of Valencia San Vicente Mártir, 46001 Valencia, Spain
Adrián Pérez-Aranda: Faculty of Psychology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Barcelona, Spain
Juan V. Luciano: Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, 08950 Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
Jesús Montero-Marín: Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 7JX, UK

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 19, 1-16

Abstract: The burnout syndrome is the consequence of chronic stress that overwhelms an individual’s resources to cope with occupational or academic demands. Frenetic, under-challenged, and worn-out are different burnout subtypes. Mindfulness has been recognized to reduce stress, comprising five facets (observing, describing, acting with awareness, non-judging of inner experience, and non-reactivity to inner experience). This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the relationship between mindfulness facets, perceived stress, and burnout subtypes in a sample of 1233 students of Education, Nursing, and Psychology degrees from different universities of Valencia (Spain). Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was computed showing an adequate fit (Chi-square, CFI, TLI, RMSEA, and SRMR). Four mindfulness facets (all but observing) significantly correlated with general second-order mindfulness. Unexpected results were found: Acting with awareness facet was positively associated with frenetic subtype, while the non-reacting facet was positively associated with frenetic and under-challenged subtype. Ultimately, mindfulness facets negatively predicted the perceived stress levels, which in turn, predicted burnout. However, mindfulness plays different roles in the early stages of burnout syndrome (i.e., frenetic and under-challenged).

Keywords: burnout; mindfulness; stress; mental health; students; university; structural equation model; cross-sectional study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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