University students' profiles of burnout symptoms amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany and their relation to concurrent study behavior and experiences.
Derya Turhan, Theresa Schnettler, Anne Scheunemann, Christopher K Gadosey, Lena S Kegel, Lisa Bäulke, Daniel O Thies, Laura Thomas, Ulrike Buhlmann, Markus Dresel, Stefan Fries, Detlev Leutner, Joachim Wirth, Carola Grunschel
Author Information
Derya Turhan: University of Münster, Department of Educational Psychology, Fliednerstraße 21, 48149 Münster, Germany.
Theresa Schnettler: University of Münster, Department of Educational Psychology, Fliednerstraße 21, 48149 Münster, Germany.
Anne Scheunemann: Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany.
Christopher K Gadosey: University of Münster, Department of Educational Psychology, Fliednerstraße 21, 48149 Münster, Germany.
Lena S Kegel: University of Münster, Department of Educational Psychology, Fliednerstraße 21, 48149 Münster, Germany.
Lisa Bäulke: University of Augsburg, Germany.
Daniel O Thies: Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany.
Laura Thomas: University of Münster, Department of Educational Psychology, Fliednerstraße 21, 48149 Münster, Germany.
Ulrike Buhlmann: University of Münster, Department of Educational Psychology, Fliednerstraße 21, 48149 Münster, Germany.
Markus Dresel: University of Augsburg, Germany.
Stefan Fries: Bielefeld University, Germany.
Detlev Leutner: University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany.
Joachim Wirth: Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany.
Carola Grunschel: University of Münster, Department of Educational Psychology, Fliednerstraße 21, 48149 Münster, Germany.
burnout symptoms are prevalent among university students. This study examined students' understudied profiles of burnout symptoms and their relation to procrastination, dropout intentions, and study- and life satisfaction. We used cross-sectional data from two online-studies conducted in Germany in April 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic ( = 597, = 857). Latent profile analyses indicated three profiles in both studies: (1) , (2) , and (3) . Most students belonged to Profiles 1 and 2 with low to moderate burnout symptoms. Students in Profile 3 reported the highest symptoms, most procrastination, strongest dropout intentions, and lowest study- and life satisfaction. The distinct profiles broaden knowledge about intra-individual differences in students' burnout experiences and underpin the need for tailored interventions.
