Studying Anxiety As A Predictor In Students To Predict The Development Of Burnout

Abstract

The aim: Research of a subjectively significant personal social-psychological and individual-psychological characteristic – anxiety in students, which can be a predictor of the occurrence of EBS. To identify the scale and prevalence of the specified predictor in the student environment. Materials and methods: A survey was conducted among 556 respondents. The survey was conducted according to the Spielberg-Hanin Anxiety Scale, which is available online with automatic scoring and retrieval of results. The test involves determining the levels of situational (reactive) and personal anxiety. To achieve the goal of the research, a set of methods was used: a systematic approach, a sociological method, and a medical-statistical method. The data are provided in the form of relative values with errors. Results: Almost half of the students who participated in the study feel the influence of the anxiety factor, which increases the likelihood of emotional burnout. The “tension” phase – nervous (anxious tension) is a harbinger and “trigger” mechanism in the formation of emotional burnout. According to the results of the study, up to 50% of respondents are in the first phase of emotional burnout or have already passed it. This determines the need for preventive work with students, among whom the survey was conducted, to prevent the occurrence of emotional and, subsequently, professional burnout. The low level of anxiety, which was 8.49% ± 1.18% among respondents, needs further study, as it may indicate the suppression of experiences by consciousness and hidden anxiety, which is an even more provoking factor for emotional burnout than a high level of anxiety. Conclusions: Empirical research has established a significant prevalence among students of a high and medium level of personal characteristic – anxiety, which has signs of a negative internal factor and can be a predictor of the development of EBS.