Predictors of academic efficacy and dropout intention in university students: Can engagement suppress burnout?

ABSTRACT: In this study we modelled possible causes and consequences of student burnout and engagement on academic efficacy and dropout intention in university students. Further we asked, can student engagement protect against the effects of burnout? In total 4,061 university students from Portugal, Brazil, Mozambique, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Finland, Serbia, and Macao SAR, Taiwan participated in this study. With the data collected we analyzed the influence of Social Support, Coping Strategies, and school/course related variables on student engagement and burnout using structural equation modeling. We also analyzed the effect of student engagement, student burnout, and their interaction, on Academic Performance and Dropout Intention. We found that both student engagement an

SUBMITTER: Maroco J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7595383 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature