Test Anxiety and Competitiveness as Correlates of Academic Burnout Among University Students

Abstract

This research aimed to find the relationships between test anxiety, competitiveness, and academic burnout among college students. A cross-sectional survey study was conducted with 250 undergraduate and postgraduate students from various disciplines and academic institutions. Participants filled self-report questionnaire assessing their levels of test anxiety, competitiveness, and academic burnout. Results prove that test anxiety, and competitiveness were all positively correlated with academic burnout. Specifically, higher levels of test anxiety, and competitiveness were linked with higher levels of academic burnout. These findings suggest that test anxiety, and competitiveness are significant correlates of academic burnout among university students. The results have important implications for the development of targeted interventions to prevent and treat burnout among students. In conclusion, this study contributes to the broader understanding of academic burnout and its underlying causes, highlighting the importance of psychological aspects such as test anxiety, and competitiveness in the development of academic burnout. Impending research is needed to explore the mechanisms underlying these relationships and to develop effective interventions that address these factors to prevent and treat academic burnout among university students.