The mediating and buffering effect of self-control on the relationship between peer support and academic burnout
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In order to better understand the antecedents of academic burnout, this research examines the effects of college students' peer support on their academic burnout and the mediation effect of self-control. 260 Chinese college students were recruited by completing the Peer Support Scale, Tangney's Self-control Scale, and College Students Academic Burnout Scale. According to correlation analysis, peer support among participants was shown to be negatively correlated with academic burnout but positively correlated with their capacity for self-control. Meanwhile, self-control and academic burnout were negatively related. Furthermore, mediation analysis using the PROCESS plugin in SPSS revealed that peer support had both a direct and indirect predictive influence on academic burnout among students. Self-control was specifically identified as a partial mediator and buffer between peer support and academic burnout. In this case, universities may assist students in relieving academic burnout by encouraging closer peer relationships and developing a higher level of self-control.
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