The relationship between emotional intelligence and emotional burnout syndrome in university students

Abstract

The article presents the results of a study examining the relationship between the level of emotional intelligence and symptoms of emotional burnout in students majoring in psychology and pedagogy at the Institute of Psychology (PhD) of North-Eastern Federal University in Neryungri. The theoretical analysis is combined with the data of an empirical study conducted on a representative sample of 50 first- to fourth-year full-time and part time students. The "Diagnostics of the Level of Emotional Burnout" technique by V.V. Boyko and the emotional intelligence test by N. Hall were used for diagnostics. Statistical data processing revealed a high degree of inverse correlation between the studied constructs (r = -0.72 at p ≤ 0.01). The obtained results allow us to consider the development of emotional intelligence as a key factor in the prevention of emotional burnout. It was established that the most vulnerable link in the structure of emotional intelligence in students is the ability to manage their emotions, while the most common phase of burnout is the resistance phase. These studies suggest that developing emotional intelligence, and particularly emotional self-regulation and self-motivation skills, can serve as a means of preventing and correcting emotional burnout among students. Emotional intelligence is not simply a set of abilities, but an important psychological factor that enables students to maintain psychological health and well-being, as well as high academic performance. The identified correlation between the studied constructs opens the possibility of developing training programs to develop emotional intelligence in students.