Academic burnout perceived in Mexican university students comparisons by gender

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to compare the profiles of academic burnout between men and women students of the University Autónoma de Chihuahua, México. A total sample of 1180 participants, 598 women and 582 men, with an average age of 20.50 years and 20.84 years, respectively. A quantitative approach with a descriptive and transversal survey design was used. All the participants completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory Student Survey. The results of the one-way multivariate analysis of variance, followed by the one-way univariate analysis of variance, showed that compared with men, women report higher levels of academic burnout in the three dimensions studied (Exhaustion, Cynicism and Efficacy). The differences found between men and women with respect to their perception of academic burnout, suggest that when designing any type of intervention that has as objective the reduction of perceived burnout, the gender variable should be taken into account.