Analysis of the Influence of Negative Psychological Status on Academic Burnout in Nursing Undergraduates:A Mediating Effect of Perceived Social Support
Objective To explore the mediating effect of perceived social support on negative psychological status and academic burnout of nursing undergraduates,so as to provide reference for interventions to address their academic burnout and promote mental health.Methods From December 2022 to March 2023,931 nursing undergraduates from 4 universities in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region were selected as the research subjects by the convenience sampling method.A cross-sectional survey was conducted using Academic Burnout Scale,Self-rating Anxiety Scale,Self-rating Depression Scale,Perceived Stress Scale and Perceived Social Support Scale.Results The total scores of academic burnout,anxiety,depression,stress and perceived social support among nursing undergraduates were(57.86±8.56),(44.18±9.20),(49.49±9.83),(38.72±7.50)and(57.05±1423),respectively.Academic burnout was positively correlated with anxiety(r=0.374),depression(r=0.499)and stress perception(r=0.529).It was negatively correlated with perceived social support(r=-0.370,all P<0.01).Perceived social support plays a partial mediating role between negative psychological status and academic burnout of nursing undergraduates,with a mediating effect accounting for 12.79%.Conclusion Negative psychological status can affect the occurrence of academic burnout through perceived social support.Nursing educators should take active measures to improve the level of perceived social support and alleviate negative psychological status of nursing undergraduates,so as to effectively solve the situation of academic burnout.
nursing undergraduateacademic burnoutnegative psychological statusperceived social supportmediating effect