The relationship between depression and academic burnout among undergraduate students majoring in eldercare services: a moderated mediation model
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Objectives To explore the relationship between depression, self-efficacy, academic burnout, and social support among undergraduate students majoring in eldercare services in China. Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out among 957 students majoring in eldercare services across four provinces of China. The study employed questionnaires based on the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, General Self-Efficacy Scale, Learning Burnout Scale, and Perceived Social Support Scale. Using SPSS 22.0 for descriptive analysis and Pearson correlation analysis, and constructed a moderated mediation model using PROCESS. Results The findings reveal that 26.92% of students suffer from academic burnout. Depression is significantly negatively correlated with self-efficacy, positively correlated with academic burnout. Self-efficacy is negatively correlated with academic burnout. The results of the moderated mediation model showed that the mediating effect value of self-efficacy on depression and academic burnout was 0.139, accounting for 19.02% of the total effect. The interaction term between depression and social support has a negative effect on self-efficacy β = −0.203, and a positive effect on academic burnout β = 0.106. Conclusion There is a positive correlation between depression and academic burnout among undergraduate students majoring in eldercare services. Self-efficacy partially mediates the relationship between depression and academic burnout, while social support plays a moderating role.
Source: Frontiers in Psychology
Authors: Yingjie Lin, Siyu Pan, Jianyao He, Qi Cheng, Hongmin Wei, Li Zhao
Language: English
Topic: Stress and Burnout Research
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,801
OpenAlex ID: W4413287832