Purpose

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between perfectionism, self-efficacy, coping strategies and academic burnout among Malaysian undergraduates in higher education institutions.

Design/methodology/approach

Data were collected from 251 respondents who were public and private university undergraduates. Partial least square structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to investigate the influences of coping strategies, perfectionism and self-efficacy on academic burnout among undergraduates.

Findings

The results showed that all independent variables, namely coping strategies, perfectionism and self-efficacy are statistically correlated to academic burnout.

Research limitations/implications

This article provides an empirical framework for explaining the academic burnout of undergraduates’ based on the review of related career works of literature.

Practical implications

To provide insights in order to improve understanding of existing stress models and provide practical implications for local higher education institutions and undergraduates to reduce academic burnout.

Social implications

The study seeks to enhance awareness and destigmatise the mental health issues of undergraduates, which is important to help them to maintain a healthy lifestyle and well-being.

Originality/value

This paper offers new insight to identify the predictors of academic burnout among undergraduates from Malaysian higher education institutions.

中文翻译：

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个体相关因素对本科生学业倦怠影响的实证研究：马来西亚语境

目的

本研究的目的是检验马来西亚高等教育机构本科生的完美主义、自我效能、应对策略和学业倦怠之间的关系。

设计/方法/方法

数据来自 251 名公立和私立大学本科生的受访者。采用偏最小二乘结构方程模型（PLS-SEM）研究应对策略、完美主义和自我效能感对大学生学业倦怠的影响。

发现

结果表明，所有自变量，即应对策略、完美主义和自我效能感都与学业倦怠有统计相关性。

研究限制/影响

本文在查阅相关职业文献的基础上，为解释本科生的学业倦怠提供了一个实证框架。

实际影响

提供见解以提高对现有压力模型的理解，并为当地高等教育机构和本科生减少学业倦怠提供实际意义。

社会影响

该研究旨在提高本科生的心理健康问题的意识并消除其污名化，这对于帮助他们保持健康的生活方式和幸福感非常重要。

原创性/价值

本文提供了新的见解，以确定马来西亚高等教育机构本科生学业倦怠的预测因素。