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Dopmeijer JM, Schutgens CAE, Kappe FR, Gubbels N, Visscher TLS, Jongen EMM, Bovens RHLM, de Jonge JM, Bos AER, Wiers RW. The role of performance pressure, loneliness and sense of belonging in predicting burnout symptoms in students in higher education. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0267175. [PMID: 36542624 PMCID: PMC9770377 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Student burnout is raising an increasing amount of concern. Burnout often leads to psychosocial problems and drop-out. In this study multiple regression analysis was used to examine the impact of performance pressure, loneliness, and sense of belonging on the underlying dimensions of burnout in 3,134 university students in the Netherlands. Results suggest that sense of belonging could be targeted as a way to enhance student wellbeing, in order to improve the ability to cope with the high demands in student life and the prevention of burnout.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jolien M. Dopmeijer
- Trimbos-instituut, Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Psychology, Addiction Development and Psychopathology (ADAPT-)lab, Centre for Urban Mental Health, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Teachers College, Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, Zwolle, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Sport and Exercise Studies, HAN University of Applied Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Faculty of Psychology, Open University, Heerlen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Education and Innovation, Study Success, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, Haarlem, The Netherlands
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- Quality Assurance Department, Codarts University of the Arts, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Staff Office Education and Research, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Tranzo, Scientific Center for Care and Wellbeing, University of Tilburg, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Health, ACHIEVE, Centre of Applied Research, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Faculty of Psychology, Open University, Heerlen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, Addiction Development and Psychopathology (ADAPT-)lab, Centre for Urban Mental Health, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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van der Meij L, Gubbels N, Schaveling J, Almela M, van Vugt M. Hair cortisol and work stress: Importance of workload and stress model (JDCS or ERI). Psychoneuroendocrinology 2018; 89:78-85. [PMID: 29331802 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2017.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2017] [Revised: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 12/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Hair cortisol concentrations (HCCs) are a potential physiological indicator of work related stress. However, studies that tested the relationship between HCC and self-reported stress in a work setting show mixed findings. This may be because few studies used worker samples that experience prolonged stress. Therefore, we compared a high workload sample (n = 81) and a normal workload sample (n = 91) and studied whether HCC was related to: (i) high job demands, low control, and low social support (JDCS model), and (ii) high effort, low reward, and high overcommitment (ERI model). Results showed that self-reported stress related to HCC only in the high workload sample and only for the variables of the ERI model. We found that HCC was higher when effort was high, reward low, and overcommitment high. An implication of this study is that a certain stress threshold may need to be reached to detect a relationship between self-reported stress and physiological measures such as HCC.
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Affiliation(s)
- Leander van der Meij
- Department of Industrial Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Education and Innovation, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, Haarlem, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Leadership & Management Development, Nyenrode Business Universiteit, Breukelen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental and Applied Psychology and Institute for Brain and Behavior Amsterdam, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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