Academic Burnout, Resilience and Their Relations with Psychological Wellbeing of Baccalaureate Nursing Students

Elbarbary, Asmaa Reda; Shalaby, Mervat Hosny; Abo-Elyazed, Shereen Mohamed; Mohamed, Souzy Ragab

doi:10.21608/tsnj.2023.328668

Academic Burnout, Resilience and Their Relations with Psychological Wellbeing of Baccalaureate Nursing Students

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Clinical demonstrator of Psychiatric &Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University.

² professor of Psychiatric &Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University.

³ Professor of Psychiatric &Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing Tanta University.

⁴ Lecturer of Psychiatric &Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University

10.21608/tsnj.2023.328668

Abstract

Academic burnout is one of most challenges in nursing education. It’s characterized by emotional
exhaustion, cynicism and low personal efficacy. So, resilience helps nursing students to handle
stressful situations and have more psychological wellbeing. Psychological well-being of nursing
students is associated with more productive and successful in academic learning and clinical practice.
Aim of the study: was explore academic burnout, resilience and their relation with psychological
wellbeing of baccalaureate nursing students. Subject: All nursing students in the third and fourth
academic year (2022-2023) at the Faculty of Nursing at Tanta University. The total number of
studied students were )1487) students involved (997) students in third academic year and (490)
students in fourth academic year. Study design: A descriptive correlation research design was
utilized. Study tools: three tools were used: Tool 1 was Nursing students' academic burnout
questionnaire, Tool 2 was Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and Tool 3 was Ryff’s Psychological
Wellbeing Scale. Results: This study revealed that around half of the nursing students have high
level of academic burnout, while, more than half of the nursing students have low level of resilience,
low level of psychological well-being. Also, there is highly negative statistical significant correlation
between academic burnout and psychological well-being. Also, there is highly positive statistical
significant correlation between resilience and psychological well-being. In addition, there is highly
negative statistical significant correlation between resilience and academic burnout. Conclusion: It
can be concluded that, academic burnout leads to distress and has effects on psychological well-
being. Resilience is a protective factor that the nursing students who have more resilience are likely
to have less academic burnout and perceived more psychological wellbeing. Recommendations:
Managing resilience skills training for nursing students in the curriculum, lectures, seminars and
other workshops . Giving counseling and guidance to nursing students about adaptive stress
managements and coping skills.