Academic burnout of digital natives and social sustainability: prevalence and risk factors
As higher education institutions play a key role in setting a foundation for a sustainable workforce, it is their responsibility to create an environment in which students’ well-being will be preserved. In this regard, contemporary universities encounter a significant challenge – the increasing pres...
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| author | Sonja Ivančević Veljko Dmitrović Marko Ćirović Nataša Petrović |
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| description | As higher education institutions play a key role in setting a foundation for a sustainable workforce, it is their responsibility to create an environment in which students’ well-being will be preserved. In this regard, contemporary universities encounter a significant challenge – the increasing presence of academic burnout syndrome which negatively affects students’ health, career preparedness, and subsequent job performance. While previous burnout studies mostly focused on Millennial students, this study aims to examine burnout prevalence and risk factors among Generation Z, the first true digital natives. Therefore, the study proposes a conceptual model exploring the impact of seven background factors (demographic and situational) on four dimensions of academic burnout, as well as students’ overall burnout. The model is tested on a sample of university students from Serbia, using the Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) analysis. The results indicate that a quarter of the surveyed students experience overall burnout, while over 60% report experiencing some degree of personal burnout. Furthermore, two confirmed hypotheses reveal that Generation Z’s academic burnout is significantly linked to age and whether students study in their hometown. Three partially confirmed hypotheses suggest that certain academic burnout dimensions are also connected to gender, GPA, and tuition payment. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-68177971be9949f0b262f792ca3bb99f2025-01-29T11:43:58ZdeuFaculty of Economics University of RijekaZbornik radova Ekonomskog fakulteta u Rijeci : časopis za ekonomsku teoriju i praksu1331-80041846-75202024-12-0142233336010.18045/zbefri.2024.2.9Academic burnout of digital natives and social sustainability: prevalence and risk factorsSonja Ivančević0Veljko Dmitrović1Marko Ćirović2Nataša Petrović3Junior Researcher, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Organizational Science, 154 Jove Ilića Street, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia. Scientific affiliation: human resource management, multidisciplinary educational research. E-mail: sonja.ivancevic@fon.bg.ac.rsAssociate Professor, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Organizational Sciences, 154 Jove Ilića Street, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia. Department of Financial Management and Accounting. Scientific affiliation: accounting, financial and non-financial reporting, intellectual capital, financial management. E-mail: veljko.dmitrovic@fon.bg.ac.rsAssistant Professor, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Organizational Sciences, 154 Jove Ilića Street, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia. Department of Management of Technology, Innovation and Sustainable Development. Scientific affiliation: environmental management, sustainable development. E-mail: marko.cirovic@fon.bg.ac.rsFull Professor, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Organizational Sciences, 154 Jove Ilića Street, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia. Department of Management of Technology, Innovation and Sustainable Development. Scientific affiliation: environmental management, sustainable development. E-mail: natasa.petrovic@fon.bg.ac.rsAs higher education institutions play a key role in setting a foundation for a sustainable workforce, it is their responsibility to create an environment in which students’ well-being will be preserved. In this regard, contemporary universities encounter a significant challenge – the increasing presence of academic burnout syndrome which negatively affects students’ health, career preparedness, and subsequent job performance. While previous burnout studies mostly focused on Millennial students, this study aims to examine burnout prevalence and risk factors among Generation Z, the first true digital natives. Therefore, the study proposes a conceptual model exploring the impact of seven background factors (demographic and situational) on four dimensions of academic burnout, as well as students’ overall burnout. The model is tested on a sample of university students from Serbia, using the Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) analysis. The results indicate that a quarter of the surveyed students experience overall burnout, while over 60% report experiencing some degree of personal burnout. Furthermore, two confirmed hypotheses reveal that Generation Z’s academic burnout is significantly linked to age and whether students study in their hometown. Three partially confirmed hypotheses suggest that certain academic burnout dimensions are also connected to gender, GPA, and tuition payment.https://www.efri.uniri.hr/upload/1/04-Ivan%C4%8Devi%C4%87_et_al-2024-2.pdfacademic burnoutbackground factorsdigital nativessustainabilityfinance-related burnout precursors |
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| title | Academic burnout of digital natives and social sustainability: prevalence and risk factors |
| title_full | Academic burnout of digital natives and social sustainability: prevalence and risk factors |
| title_fullStr | Academic burnout of digital natives and social sustainability: prevalence and risk factors |
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| title_short | Academic burnout of digital natives and social sustainability: prevalence and risk factors |
| title_sort | academic burnout of digital natives and social sustainability prevalence and risk factors |
| topic | academic burnout background factors digital natives sustainability finance-related burnout precursors |
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