A CAUSAL MODEL OF BURNED-OUT DOCTORAL STUDENTS
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The research has two objectives. First, it develops and validates a causal model of burned-out doctoral students. Second, it examines the direct and indirect effects of social support that affects doctoral students’ burnout. The research sample includes 300 doctoral students. Using convenience sampling, data are collected through a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire whose reliability values are between .85 - .92. Descriptive and Structural Equation Modeling are used for data analysis. There are two main findings. First, the research’s causal model reveals that a structural equation model fit to the sample data (= 361.43, df = 135,
/df = 2.677, GFI = 0.88, CFI= 0.97, RMSEA = 0.077, SRMR = 0.068) with social support, proactive coping and psychological well-being as predictors and burn out as the outcome variable. Second, social support has a negative direct effect on doctoral students’ burnout. Furthermore, social support has an indirect effect on burnout through psychological well-being and proactive coping. The model accounted for 33% of variance in student burn out.
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