Explaining Student's Academic Burnout Based on Self-Compassion and Sense of Coherence

Background and Academic burnout is one of the important indicators of mental health among educated people and has negative effects on the psychological well-being of students and their families. The purpose of this study was explaining student's academic burnout based on self-compassion and sense of coherence.
The research method was descriptive and correlational. The sample consisted of 373 students in Ardebil city in the academic year of 2016-2017 who were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling. Academic burnout scale (Berso et al, 1997), sense of coherence questionnaire (Antonovsky, 1987) and self- compassion scale (Neff, 2003) were used as a research tools. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation test and multiple regression analysis.
The effect of comprehensibility (β = -0.067: p Based on the results of this study, self-compassion and sense of coherence by providing effective coping strategies in the face of academic stress and creating academic motivation affect student's academic achievement and reduce their academic burnout.