Developing a model of Students' Academic Burnout Based on academic Support: The Intermediating Role of Academic Engagement.

One of the serious problems in educational systems around the world is the increase in academic burnout among university students. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between academic support and students' academic burnout through the mediating variable of academic engagement. The research method was descriptive-correlational. The population included all undergraduate students of Islamic Azad University, Qaenat Branch during the academic year of 1998-99, from which 205 (98 females and 107 males) were selected based on stratified random sampling. To collect data, three questionnaires were used, including the Sands and Plankt (2005) Academic Support Scale, the Modified Maslach Academic Burnout Questionnaire (2002) and the Academic Engagement Questionnaire (Reeve, 2013). Data analysis was performed using AMOS software (version 20) and structural equation modeling method. The results of data analysis revealed that the model has a good fit with research data. According to the findings, the direct path of academic support to academic burnout was significant. The indirect path from academic support to academic burnout through the mediating variable of academic engagement was also significant. Overall, the results of the present study show that academic support through influencing students' academic engagement as well as reducing their academic burnout can lead to active involvement of students in academic activities. Neuropsychopharmacol Hung 2025; 27(4): 270-281)