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Fathi R, Seyf M H, Negahdari S. (2025). Relationship between Perfectionism and Academic Burnout: Mediating Role of Academic Procrastination and Academic Engagement among Students at Payam Noor University in Shiraz. IEEPJ. 7(2), 1-16. doi:10.22034/ieepj.2025.7.2.957
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1- Assistant Professor, Department of Energy, Materials and Energy Research Center , Karaj, Iran , r.fathi@merce.ac.ir
2- Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University, Tehran , Iran
3- Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
2- Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University, Tehran , Iran
3- Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract: (2108 Views)
Objective: Academic burnout is prevalent among students; however, the comprehension of factors that predict this phenomenon remains limited. This investigation explored the correlation between perfectionism and academic burnout, with a focus on the mediating role of academic procrastination and academic engagement among undergraduate students at Payame Noor University of Shiraz in 2023.
Methods: This descriptive correlational investigation involved the selection of 120 students via simple random sampling from the overall student population. Participants were required to complete the Maslach Burnout Inventory, the Savary Academic Procrastination Questionnaire, the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale, and the Academic Engagement Scale.
Results: The outcomes indicated that academic burnout exerts a positive and significant impact on academic procrastination and maladaptive perfectionism; conversely, it demonstrates a negative and significant association with adaptive perfectionism and academic engagement. Furthermore, it was revealed that the dimensions of perfectionism exert an indirect influence on academic burnout through the mediating variables of academic procrastination and academic engagement.
Conclusions: These findings underscore the significance of considering psychological constructs such as perfectionism, procrastination, and academic engagement in the prevention and mitigation of academic burnout among students. This knowledge can inform the development of effective educational and psychological interventions aimed at enhancing students' academic performance.
Methods: This descriptive correlational investigation involved the selection of 120 students via simple random sampling from the overall student population. Participants were required to complete the Maslach Burnout Inventory, the Savary Academic Procrastination Questionnaire, the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale, and the Academic Engagement Scale.
Results: The outcomes indicated that academic burnout exerts a positive and significant impact on academic procrastination and maladaptive perfectionism; conversely, it demonstrates a negative and significant association with adaptive perfectionism and academic engagement. Furthermore, it was revealed that the dimensions of perfectionism exert an indirect influence on academic burnout through the mediating variables of academic procrastination and academic engagement.
Conclusions: These findings underscore the significance of considering psychological constructs such as perfectionism, procrastination, and academic engagement in the prevention and mitigation of academic burnout among students. This knowledge can inform the development of effective educational and psychological interventions aimed at enhancing students' academic performance.
Type of Study: Original |
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Educational Psychology
Received: 2024/11/5 | Accepted: 2025/01/23 | Published: 2025/06/1
Received: 2024/11/5 | Accepted: 2025/01/23 | Published: 2025/06/1
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