Manifestations of emotional exhaustion in psychology students

Abstract

The article aims to identify the stages of emotional exhaustion in psychology students and the factors influencing its formation. The research had 128 psychology students as participants. According to the research, there is a connection between the stage of students' self-regulation and emotional exhaustion, and these connections are significant at p=0.01 and p=0.05. It was found that the higher the level of self-regulation, the lower the stages of emotional exhaustion. There is a significant connection between more planning processes and the resistance stage of emotional exhaustion (r=0.319*, at the p=0.01 level). Considering this fact, it is possible to reduce emotional exhaustion by increasing the level of self-regulation. In addition, there is a significant connection between the self-actualization scale and resistance at 0.321*, P=0.01, stress level at 0.264*, p=0.01, and exhaustion level at 0.418**, p=0.05. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of surveys and methodologies demonstrates that psychology students have various aspects than students studying in other professions. At the same time, new issues that require further resolution have emerged in the research, which require identifying the need to determine the connection between concepts such as self-regulation, self-actualization, and burnout syndrome. Along with various factors, the characteristics of the profession they are studying and future perspectives also have a significant influence on the emotional exhaustion of students. This creates an interest in studying the importance of the characteristics of that process in depth.