Análisis de la relación de Burnout y Engagement en estudiantes de nivel superior del Instituto Tecnológico Superior Zacatecas Sur

José Iván Padilla Lugo; Mireya Bautista Casas; José-Roberto González-Hernández; Marco-Antonio Esparza Medina

doi:10.61286/e-rms.v3i.269

Authors

José Iván Padilla Lugo Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Zacatecas, México, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6898-6425
Mireya Bautista Casas Instituto Tecnológico Superior Zacatecas Sur, Zacatecas, México. https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4221-3415
José-Roberto González-Hernández Universidad de Zacatecas, Zacatecas, México. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0081-7056
Marco-Antonio Esparza Medina Instituto Tecnológico Superior Zacatecas Sur, Zacatecas, México. https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5596-1517

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61286/e-rms.v3i.269

Keywords:

engagement, students, university, México

Abstract

Burnout, or emotional exhaustion or fatigue at school, is one of the main problems in higher education institutions worldwide and is linked to poor performance, absenteeism, and even dropping out. Conversely, academic engagement has proven to be a fundamental construct for boosting the learning, interest, performance, and emotional well-being of university students. Therefore, the objective of this article is to identify the relationship between burnout and engagement in university students at the Instituto Tecnológico Superior Zacatecas Sur, in Mexico. Two hundred and eleven questionnaires were administered to students from five engineering programs and one bachelor's degree. The results confirm the existence of a highly positive relationship between burnout and engagement. It is found that as the persistent motivational state students experience in relation to their academic activity increases, their exhaustion and emotional exhaustion consequently increase. This is more evident in the public accounting and industrial engineering programs, in the eighth and second semesters, more in men than in women, in students who are not working, and in students receiving scholarships. This underscores the importance of careful management of engagement by the authorities of each educational institution including managers, administrators, and teachers to avoid the risk of student burnout.

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