A Causal Relationship between Student Instructional Stress factors and Social Support with Academic Burnout Considering Mediating Role of Perceived Stress among University Students of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

The aim of this was to investigate the causal relationship between student instructional stressors and social support with academic burnout, considering mediating role of perceived stress among B.A. students of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz. The statistical population was composed of the students at 5th semester and later of university. The reason of such selection was that academic burnout develops during the time. At first, cluster sampling and then, relative stratified sampling method were used; and finally 493 members were analyzed to measure the study variables such as academic burnout questionnaire (MBI-SS), social support questionnaire of Maleki, Demarai and Eliott (CASSS), student stressors questionnaire of Pooladi Reyshahri, and perceived stress scale of Cohen were utilized. In addition, data analysis was performed by path analysis method. Finally, explanation, constraints and suggestions have been presented, and the results showed fitted perfectly for model.