Emotional Exhaustion in Graduate Students: The Role of Engagement, Self-Efficacy and Social Support

Abstract

[...]there are feelings of low personal accomplishment, where employees feel frustrated and helpless (Riggio & Porter, 2003; Schaufeli & Bakker, 2004). Arguably, the concept of burnout can be extended beyond human services in a business context and studies have indicated that students also are susceptible to burnout (Balogun, Helgemoe, Pellegrini, & Hoeberlein, (1995; Gold, Bachelor & Michael, 1989). Since such initial research, additional research streams have examined the emotional aspects of burnout including emotional exhaustion, feelings of self efficacy, and social support. [...]the current study is one step in the direction to fill the gap in the literature regarding graduate student emotional exhaustion (the core of burnout) especially its relationship with engagement.