TY  - JOUR
T1  - Predicting Perceived Psychological Burnout among
Sophomore Students of Covenant
AU - Olujide, Adekeye A. AU - Amos, Alao A. AU - Jonathan, Odukoya A. AU - Grace, Adejuwon A. AU - Muyiwa, Solarin A. 
JO  - The Social Sciences
VL  - 12
IS  - 11
SP  - 2022
EP  - 2027
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1818-5800
DO  - sscience.2017.2022.2027
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2017.2022.2027
KW  - Burnout
KW  -sophomore students
KW  -cumulative grade point average
KW  -proportion
KW  -maximally
KW  -achieve
AB  - This study explored the psychological burnout among second year students of Covenant University.
Burnout as a variable has assumed a global research interest. Burnout is the consequence of stress that impacts
on student’s ability to profit maximally from classroom instructions and which often leads to poor academic
performance. The cross-sectional study employed the descriptive survey method. There were 212 participants
(123 males and 89 females) with age ranging from 15-21 years (m = 16.8, SD = 1.5) who were randomly selected
from four colleges. The 15-item Maslach Burnout Inventory Student Survey (MBI-SS), a well validated scale
was used for data collection. Chi-square analysis and multiple regressions were used to analyze the data. Two
hypotheses were tested and result shows that a larger proportion of participants (68%) reported higher levels
of burnout symptoms while a lower proportion (32%) reported a lower level of burnout symptoms. The multiple
regression analysis shows that there was no significant contribution of sex (β = 0.022; t = 0.339; p>0.05), age
(β = 0.023; t = 0.354; p>0.05) and college (β = 0.045; t = 0.490; p>0.05) on participant’s perceived psychological
burnout, however, participants Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) (β = 0.127; t = 1.963; p = 0.005) was
a strong predictor of participant’s perceived psychological burnout. The findings were discussed with reference
to the influence of academic performance as encapsulated in student’s cumulative grade point average in
burnout symptoms experienced by students. This study revealed a higher proportion of students reporting
higher levels of burnout indicating the need for psychosocial coping skills to achieve psychological
adjustment.
ER  -