School Burnout and its Psychological Concomitants Among Students from Three School Types in Pakistan

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of the study was to investigate associations between school burnout and its concomitants amongstudents in three types of schools in Pakistan.Methods: Five hundred and fifty girls and 550 boys from Urdu medium, Elite English medium, and the Madrassa, inPakistan completed a questionnaire. The age range was between 11 and 15 years of age. The questionnaire includedscales measuring school burnout, anxiety, hostility, depression, and self-esteem.Results: Students with high levels of school burnout scored higher than others on anxiety, hostility, depression, andlower on self-esteem. Boys had experienced higher levels of school burnout, anxiety, hostility, and depression, andlower levels on self-esteem than girls. Boys from Urdu medium schools reported the highest scores on school burnout,while girls from the same school type reported the lowest ones. Students from English medium schools had the highestscores on self-esteem, and the lowest scores on anxiety, hostility and depression. Students from the Madrassa showedthe highest levels of anxiety, hostility, and depression and the lowest levels of self-esteem.Conclusion: School burnout was associated with negative psychological concomitants. Differences were found betweenthe three school systems.