Universitários que Associam Estudo e Trabalho: relações entre burnout, saúde mental, qualidade de vida no trabalho e autoconceito acadêmico: https://doi.org/10.5935/rpot/e26386

Washington Allysson Dantas Silva; Lucas Alves Martins; Layrtthon Carlos de Oliveira Santos; Samuel Gualberto dos Santos; Maria Edisandy Bezerra dos Santos; Felipe Alckmin-Carvalho; Emerson Do Bú; Guilherme Welter Wendt

University Students who Combine Study and Work: relationships between burnout, mental health, quality of life at work and academic self-concept

https://doi.org/10.5935/rpot/e26386

Authors

Washington Allysson Dantas Silva Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0556-8936
Lucas Alves Martins UNIFIB, Campina Grande, São Paulo (SP), Brazil https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1409-2425
Layrtthon Carlos de Oliveira Santos Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Pernambuco (PE), Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9061-4879
Samuel Gualberto dos Santos Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), João Pessoa, Paraíba (PB), Brazil https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2193-0754
Maria Edisandy Bezerra dos Santos Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), João Pessoa, Paraíba (PB), Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7257-9993
Felipe Alckmin-Carvalho Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI), Cordilhã, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0203-2650
Emerson Do Bú University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3864-3872
Guilherme Welter Wendt Western Paraná State University (UNIOESTE), Cascavel, Paraná (PR), Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9014-6120

Keywords:

burnout, quality of life, self-concept, mental health

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the relationships between burnout, mental health, quality of life at work and academic self-concept. The sample was composed of 139 college students from public and private institutions who combine work and study, aged between 18 and 51 years old. To collect data, the following instruments were used: Burnout Syndrome Assessment Scale in University Students, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale, Quality of Life at Work Assessment Scale and Multidimensional Self-Concept Scale. The data were analyzed using the JASP software. The results indicated that burnout correlated positively with mental health (i.e., anxiety, stress and depression) and negatively with quality of life at work and academic self-concept. Furthermore, quality of life at work played a significant mediating role in the relationship between burnout and mental health. These findings contribute to scientific literature and lead to reflections for organizational, educational, clinical and social contexts.

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Published

2026-01-31

Issue

Vol. 26 No. contínuo (2026): rPOT N. contínuo/2026

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Empirical Research Reports

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