Applying the demand-control-support model on burnout in students: A meta-analysis

Abstract

Fourteen empirical studies on academic burnout were synthesized and reviewed with a meta-analytic approach based on the framework of job demand, control, support model. It was found that demand, control, and support were associated with academic burnout. The three dimensions of burnout were negatively related to demand and positively related to control and support. In terms of types of demand, which were classified into psychological and physical demands, moderating effects were observed on the three burnout dimensions, with a larger correlation coefficient of psychological demands. As for social support, moderating effects were observed only with exhaustion. Implications for research and interventions as well as limitations are stated.