Predicting Academic Burnout in Female Medical Students of Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences Based on Perfectionism and Family Emotional Climate in 2016-2017 Academic Year

Academic burnout is a significant problem associated with poor academic performance. Although there has been increased attention on this issue, literature on the relationship between students’ perfectionism and family emotional climate and burnout is relatively limited. The main purpose of this study was to predict academic burnout in female medical students of Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences in 2016-2017 academic year based on perfectionism and family emotional climate.
This is a descriptive study. Research population consisted of female medical students of Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, out of which 200 persons were selected by convenience sampling in 2016-2017 academic year and evaluated using Schaufeli et al. Burnout Inventory, Besharat Perfectionism, and Hilburn-Cobb questionnaire of family emotional climate. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics (mean ±standard deviation), Pearson’s correlation coefficient as well as multiple linear regression.
Pearson’s correlation results showed a significant relationship between perfectionism and burnout (p Considering the obtained results, it seems necessary to pay attention to the role of perfectionism and family emotional climate variables in intervention initiatives to prevent or reduce academic burnout.