Students’ Burnout at University: The Role of Gender and Worker Status

Caterina Fiorilli (), Daniela Barni, Claudia Russo, Vanessa Marchetti, Giacomo Angelini and Luciano Romano
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Caterina Fiorilli: Department of Human Sciences, University of Rome, LUMSA, 00193 Rome, Italy
Daniela Barni: Department of Human and Social Sciences, University of Bergamo, 24129 Bergamo, Italy
Claudia Russo: Department of Human Sciences, University of Rome, LUMSA, 00193 Rome, Italy
Vanessa Marchetti: Department of Human Sciences, University of Rome, LUMSA, 00193 Rome, Italy
Giacomo Angelini: Department of Human Sciences, University of Rome, LUMSA, 00193 Rome, Italy
Luciano Romano: Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, 00163 Rome, Italy

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 18, 1-15

Abstract: Students’ burnout has been widely investigated in recent decades, mainly showing a higher risk for female students across academic levels. To our knowledge, few studies have investigated whether employed students experience higher academic burnout risks. In this regard, previous findings have shown mixed results. The current study investigated the differences in burnout experience based on students’ gender and worker status. We expected to find differences among study groups in their burnout levels. The participants were 494 Italian university students (49.6% female students; 49.4% working students) who completed the short version of the Burnout Assessment Tool Core dimensions (BAT-C). Firstly, we investigated the BAT-C measurement invariance across gender and worker status subgroups. Secondly, a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) showed significant gender differences in burnout levels. Specifically, female students showed higher levels of exhaustion, cognitive impairment, and emotional impairment than male students. Nevertheless, no interactive effects between gender and worker status were observed in the current sample. To sum up, gender is a key factor for understanding several BAT symptoms, and it should be considered by academic staff interested in preventing burnout at university and its dropout consequences.

Keywords: burnout; well-being; university students; gender; working students (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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