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Academic burnout and emotional exhaustion among university students: The role of physical exercise

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dc.contributor.authorCuevas Caravaca, Elena
dc.contributor.authorSánchez Romero, Elisa Isabel
dc.contributor.authorGarcés de los Fayos Ruiz, Enrique J.
dc.contributor.authorLópez Morales, José Luis
dc.contributor.departmentSin departamento asociado
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-20T13:22:31Z
dc.date.available2025-10-20T13:22:31Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractLos objetivos del presente estudio fueron analizar los niveles de burnout académico y de cansancio emocional en estudiantes universitarios y establecer un modelo predictivo del cansancio emocional en función del burnout, contemplando la realización o no de ejercicio físico y/o deporte. Participaron 789 estudiantes universitarios (Educación Primaria: 32.4%; Enfermería: 67.6%) de ambos sexos (79.5% mujeres), entre 20 y 51 años (M = 24.33; DE = 6.101). Se planificó un diseño ex post facto retrospectivo de grupo único. Los instrumentos utilizados fueron el Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey (MBI-SS) y la Escala de Cansancio Emocional (ECE). Los resultados mostraron puntuaciones superiores en hombres en burnout académico, mientras que las mujeres lo hicieron en cansancio emocional (p < 0.05). En cuanto al grado, los estudiantes de enfermería mostraron valores superiores en ambas escalas (p < 0.05). Además, el hecho de practicar ejercicio físico y/o deporte resultó una variable protectora en la relación entre burnout académico y cansancio emocional. Estos hallazgos plantean la necesidad de considerar el ejercicio físico y/o deporte como herramienta de prevención del cansancio emocional y el burnout académico.
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed at establishing a predictive model of emotional exhaustion based on the levels of burnout experienced by university students. A crucial factor with regard to this will be whether or not regular physical activity may contribute to lower those levels -and so contribute to their wellbeing. A total of 789 university students (Primary Education: 32.4%; Nursing: 67.6%) of both sexes (79.5% female), aged 20-51 years (M = 24.33; SD = 6.101) participated. An ex post facto retrospective single-group design was planned. The instruments used were the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey (MBI-SS) and the Emotional Exhaustion Scale (2005). Males scored higher on academic burnout while females scored higher on emotional exhaustion (p < 0.05). With regard to the degrees that these students were enrolled in, nursing students attained a higher rank in both scales (p < 0.05). In addition, the fact of practising physical activity and/or sport was a protective variable in the relationship between academic burnout and emotional exhaustion. These findings suggest the need to consider physical activity and/or sport as a tool for the prevention of emotional exhaustion and academic burnout.
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dc.identifier.citationSport TK Vol.14, 2025es
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.6018/sportk.583751
dc.identifier.eissn2340-8812
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10201/167729
dc.languagespa
dc.publisherServicio de Publicaciones. Universidad de Murcia
dc.relationSin financiación externa a la Universidad
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectCompetition
dc.subjectAcademic Burnout
dc.subjectEmotional Exhaustion
dc.subjectUniversity Students
dc.subjectEjercicio Físico
dc.subjectCompetición
dc.subjectBurnout Académico
dc.subjectCansancio Emocional
dc.subjectEstudiantes Universitarios
dc.subjectPhysical Exercise
dc.subject.odsNo relacionado con ningún objetivo de desarrollo sostenible
dc.titleAcademic burnout and emotional exhaustion among university students: The role of physical exercise
dc.title.alternativeBurnout académico y cansancio emocional en universitarios: La importancia del ejercicio físico
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