Alia Alia, Yudisa Diaz Lutfi Sandi, Habsyah S. Agustina, Esti Andarini, Rafika Rosyda
Introduction: Nursing students face high academic and clinical pressures, which can trigger academic burnout. Previous studies have not identified negative (academic motivation and resilience) or positive (stress and perfectionism) factors with academic burnout. This study aims to investigate the relationship between stress level, perfectionism, academic motivation, and resilience with academic burnout in nursing students. Materials and methods: This is a cross-sectional study employing a purposive sampling technique applied to 244 nursing students at Politeknik Negeri Subang (87.3% female, mean age = 19.71 years, SD = 1.014). The research instruments include the Perceived Stress Scale questionnaire, The Child-Adolescent Perfectionism Scale-Short Form, Academic Motivation Scale-Short Indonesian Language Version, Resilience Evaluation Scale, and School Burnout Inventory. Pearson’s correlation was carried out to identify the correlation. Results: The result showed that the stress level was significantly and positively correlated with academic burnout (r = 0.436, p < 0.001). Academic motivation and resilience showed significant negative correlations with academic burnout (p < 0.001, with r = –0.338, and r = –0.296, respectively). Meanwhile, perfectionism did not demonstrate a statistically significant association with academic burnout (r = 0.101, p = 0.114). Conclusions: Findings suggest that stress is positively related to academic burnout, while academic motivation and resilience are negatively associated with it. Perfectionism does not have a correlation. These findings highlight the promising interventions which emphasize stress reduction and promote motivation and resilience through coping training and periodic psychological support, which are essential in preventing academic burnout. © Copyright 2025 Via Medica.
School of Health Science, Politeknik Negeri Subang, Subang, Indonesia; School of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Nursing, Indonesia University of Education, Sumedang, Indonesia
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