Learning Motivation, Engagement and Burnout among University Students

The aim of this research was to highlight the associations between engagement, burnout and academic performance among university students. The Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey, the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale and the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire were administered to a sample of 202 undergraduate students. The results indicated, as expected, significant and negative correlations between burnout and engagement, consistent with the specialty literature, confirming the/other research in the specialty literature. Significant correlations were also obtained between learning motivation, engagement and burnout. K-Means Cluster Analysis was used in order to split the participants into two clusters: cluster 1 defined as distressed students and cluster 2, well-functioning students.