Open AccessStudent Burnout and PTSD Symptoms: The Role of Existential Anxiety and Academic Fears on Students during the COVID 19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Katarzyna Tomaszek,
Agnieszka Muchacka-Cymerman
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
depression research and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2090-133X
pISSN - 2090-1321
DOI - 10.1155/2022/6979310
Subject(s) - burnout , anxiety , existentialism , medicine , clinical psychology , pandemic , covid-19 , posttraumatic stress , mental health , affect (linguistics) , psychiatry , psychology , disease , philosophy , communication , epistemology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
It is well known that student burnout is a serious mental health problem, caused by chronic stress related to the educational area. However, in the COVID 19 pandemic, young people have to struggle with additional threats that affect their overall functioning and perception of the world. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating effects of existential anxiety and academic fears on the relationship between academic burnout and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms. The findings confirmed that academic burnout, existential anxiety, and academic fear were significantly associated with higher posttraumatic symptoms. Existential anxiety and academic fear played a mediating role in the association between academic burnout and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms. In conclusion, it is considered that student burnout and anxiety indicators are important risk factors for the trauma experienced by students and may increase its symptoms.
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