Burnout as a Predictor of Psychological Well-being among Selected Indian College Students during COVID-19 Pandemic

Pages:223-227
Joy O. Thuruthel and Joy R. Tungol (The Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines)

Students’ burnout is an emerging research interest over the past few years. Burnout negatively influenced the psychological, physiological, social, and academic functioning and performances of students. The emergence of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has increased the mental health challenges of students. The current study examined the correlation between burnout and psychological well-being among the college students of South India, who are adapting to the virtual learning environment, behavioural changes in socialization, and are faced with varied uncertainties during the ongoing pandemic situation. The current study employed a predictive correlational research design in exploring the association between burnout and the psychological well-being among 521 sampled students gathered through purposive sampling. Study Burnout Inventory (SBI) and Ryff’s Scale of Psychological Well-being (RSPW) scales were utilized to collect the research data. Results of the study showed that there is a significant negative correlation between burnout and the psychological well-being of college students with a p-value (0.00) (R = -.896). The examination of the possible predictive effects of the experience of burnout on psychological well-being (R2= .803) revealed that the higher experience of burnout leads to the lower psychological well-being of college students.