ArticlePsychiatry investigation2025
Exploring the Mediation of Stress and Emotional Exhaustion on Academic Ineffectiveness and Cynicism Among University Students.
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- Beyond performance: Emotions before and after semi-high-stakes mathematics testing among school-aged students.The British journal of educational psychology · 2026Article
- Nationwide assessment of burnout among medical undergraduates in Saudi Arabia using the Maslach Burnout Inventory.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Dual pathways construction: a prospective study on how physical activity predicts medical students' professionalism via reducing academic burnout and enhancing self-efficacy.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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objectiveThis study explored the indirect effects of emotional exhaustion and academic ineffectiveness on the relationship between perceived stress and cynicism in university students, also examining the moderating role of preprofessional internship (PI).
methodsA cross-sectional predictive study was conducted that explored the relationship of predictor variables with some criterion variable. Data were obtained through an anonymous survey to which 950 students from two private universities responded (Mage=23.2±2.2 years, 52.7% women). Structural equation modeling was used to test mediation and moderation.
resultsEmotional exhaustion and academic ineffectiveness mediated the relationship between perceived stress and cynicism. Likewise, the implementation of PI moderated both the relationship between perceived stress and emotional exhaustion and the relationship between emotional exhaustion and cynicism.
conclusionThese findings provide evidence that perceived stress is associated with increased cynicism through symptoms of emotional exhaustion and academic ineffectiveness. Furthermore, this relationship is moderated by the completion of PI.
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