Academic Engagement and Grit as Correlates of Academic Burnout among Form Three Students in Nyandarua County, Kenya
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Date
2024
Authors
Gichomo, David
Oluoch, James
Ngunu, Susan
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IJSSHR
Abstract
Academic burnout is a condition that arises from students’ feeling of exhaustion and incompetence
in academics. The academic burnout might be due to multiple factors such as school assignments,
continuous assessment tests among other examinations. These may lead to academic disinterest
and students’ unexplained absenteeism. This study intended to establish the relationship between
academic engagement and academic burnout among form three students in Kipipiri Sub-county in
Nyandarua County, Kenya. Students experiencing academic burnout may face maladjustment that
may seriously affect their academic path. Students in Nyandarua County secondary schools
experience academic burnout. The aim of this study therefore, was to determine the relationship
between academic engagement and academic burnout. Work engagement theory was used to
guide this study. Correlation research design was employed. Form three students were the target
population 1,152 (572 boys and 580 girls) from 8 secondary schools in Kipipiri Sub-county. The
sampling methods that were used in the study are purposive sampling, proportionate sampling and
simple random sampling. The sample comprised of 349 participants from 8 secondary schools.
Research tools used consisted of the Utrecht work engagement scale meant for students and
academic burnout scale. A pilot study was carried out using 36 students selected randomly in one
of the schools within Kipipiri Sub-county. To ascertain validity of the research instrument, the
researcher presented them to expert (supervisors) for scrutiny. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was
used to ascertain the reliability of the research instruments. Statistical Package for Social Science
(SPSS version 25) was used to compute inferential and descriptive statistic. The study established
that there exists a significant negative relationship between academic engagement and academic
burnout. r(345) = -.68, p< .05. The study recommended that teachers should come up with
guidance programs and other more relevant interventions to help students boost their academic
engagement in order to reduce academic burnout.
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Keywords
Academic Burnout, Academic Engagement
Citation
GICHOMO, D., Oluoch, D. J., & NGUNU, S. (2024). Academic engagement and grit as correlates of academic burnout among form three students in Nyandarua County, Keny. International Journal of Social Science and Human Research (IJSSHR), 7(05), 01-16.