Burnout and engagement in fourth-year social work students : why we should be concerned
This article focuses on levels of burnout as well as engagement experienced by fourth-year undergraduate social work students attending a South African university. By means of quantitative procedures, data were obtained from 43 final-year social work students who completed a self-administered questi...
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doaj-f7d77aca23244d4e942e9e292c37aa362020-11-25T03:14:52ZafrStellenbosch UniversitySocial Work/Maatskaplike Werk2312-71980037-80542018-07-0154217919310.15270/54-2-632Burnout and engagement in fourth-year social work students : why we should be concernedLe Roux, Liana 0Steyn, Francois 1Hall, Brittany 2University of PretoriaUniversity of PretoriaUniversity of PretoriaThis article focuses on levels of burnout as well as engagement experienced by fourth-year undergraduate social work students attending a South African university. By means of quantitative procedures, data were obtained from 43 final-year social work students who completed a self-administered questionnaire. Respondents presented with above-average levels of exhaustion, professional efficacy, vigour, dedication and absorption, and below average levels of cynicism. Non-parametric procedures revealed significant differences in the levels of burnout related to population group, place of origin and household income status. Recommendations focus on monitoring the wellbeing of students and mobilising support for students who appear more vulnerable to burnout and low academic engagement.http://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/632Burnout and engagementfourth-year social work studentslow academic engagement |
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Burnout and engagement in fourth-year social work students : why we should be concerned |
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Burnout and engagement in fourth-year social work students : why we should be concerned |
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Stellenbosch University |
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This article focuses on levels of burnout as well as engagement experienced by fourth-year undergraduate social work students attending a South African university. By means of quantitative procedures, data were obtained from 43 final-year social work students who completed a self-administered questionnaire. Respondents presented with above-average levels of exhaustion, professional efficacy, vigour, dedication and absorption, and below average levels of cynicism. Non-parametric procedures revealed significant differences in the levels of burnout related to population group, place of origin and household income status. Recommendations focus on monitoring the wellbeing of students and mobilising support for students who appear more vulnerable to burnout and low academic engagement. |
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Burnout and engagement fourth-year social work students low academic engagement |
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