Brescia Psychology Undergraduate Honours Theses

Date of Award

Spring 4-10-2023

Program

Psychology

Supervisor

John Mitchell

Abstract

This study investigated the correlation between sleep deprivation, sleep quality, perceived stress, and general well-being and whether they were risk or protective factors for academic burnout. The sample consisted of 61 female undergraduate students at Brescia University College and participants completed an online questionnaire. A correlational analysis and multiple regression model revealed a significant positive correlation with the three studied factors namely sleep deprivation, sleep quality, and perceived stress with academic burnout. However, general well-being was not significantly correlated. The model that best predicted burnout scores included the variables of sleep deprivation, sleep quality, and perceived stress. Together, these findings suggest that sleep deprivation, sleep quality, and perceived stress are all risk factors for academic burnout. The results from this study can be used in further research endeavours to investigate the protective factors of academic burnout and to develop preventative techniques that focus on the three risk factors.

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