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ReviewBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Student Burnout: A Review on Factors Contributing to Burnout Across Different Student Populations.

Liang Zhe Chong, Lee Kien Foo, Sook-Ling Chua

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Review in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. A systematic review of qualitative research exploring resilience in Academia.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2026
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  10. Burnout Syndrome Among Dental Students in Clinical Training: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study in Ecuador.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Liang Zhe ChongFaculty of Computing and Informatics, Multimedia University, Persiaran Multimedia, Cyberjaya 63100, Malaysia.ORCID 0009-0004-1617-8724
Lee Kien FooFaculty of Computing and Informatics, Multimedia University, Persiaran Multimedia, Cyberjaya 63100, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-9771-9649
Sook-Ling ChuaFaculty of Computing and Informatics, Multimedia University, Persiaran Multimedia, Cyberjaya 63100, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0003-3081-2950

Funding

Telekom Malaysia Berhad (Malaysia) RDTC/221052
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Burnout refers to a process of chronic response to stress in life. For students, burnout can be caused by the stress related to their study. There are many factors that contribute to burnout in different student populations. The objective of this paper is to review the studies that investigated the factors contributing to burnout in various student populations. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, we selected 38 recent studies, published between 2019 and 2024. The findings of this review outline the study design, burnout questionnaire, factors investigated, and analysis methods employed in the literature. We further discuss the main factors contributing to student burnout and propose ways to mitigate this issue.

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burnoutMaslach burnout inventorystudentsurvey

Identifiers

PMID40001801
PMCPMC11852093

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