Browsing by Author "Jauhiainen, Paula"

Objectives. The aim of this study was to examine the first year university students' study burnout and self-efficacy beliefs. The aim was to examine if study burnout explains students' self-efficacy beliefs and if students can be grouped according to their burnout and self-efficacy. In previous studies, burnout has been found to have negative effects on self-efficacy beliefs. Both study burnout and low self-efficacy have serious consequences for students' studies and well-being. Methods. Data were collected from the Faculty of Social Sciences at University of Helsinki. The participants were 209 first year bachelor students. The data were collected with HowULearn questionnaire that has been developed at the Centre for University Teaching and Learning, University of Helsinki. Factor analysis was used to form the sum variables and Pearson's correlation and linear regression were used for examining the relation between study burnout and self-efficacy beliefs. Groups were formed by hierarchical and k-means cluster analysis. Results and conclusions. Students did not feel themselves burnout and they reported high self-efficacy. Exhaustion and cynicism explained students' self-efficacy beliefs. Students could be grouped for two groups according to their burnout and self-efficacy beliefs. Most students were in a group were exhaustion and cynicism were low and self-efficacy was high.