Psychological wellbeing as a buffer against burnout and anxiety in academic achievement situations among physical education students

作者：Jianye Li, Yuebo Li, Keqiang Li, Mariusz Lipowski, Zhan Shang, Dominika Wilczyńska · 发表于：Frontiers in Psychology · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1562562 · 被引用次数：6 · 研究领域：Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies、Sport Psychology and Performance、Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout

Introduction: This study examined the complex relationship between burnout, wellbeing, and academic achievement anxiety in physical education students. The focus was on how wellbeing moderates burnout and academic achievement anxiety. Methods: This study adopted a cross-sectional quantitative survey (n = 523) and used the Maslach burnout inventory-student survey (MBI-SS), Psychological wellbeing scale (PWBS), and Academic achievement anxiety test (AAT) to verify the mediation model of wellbeing among physical education students to identify the impact of wellbeing on burnout. Results: Using a range of psychological scales, we found significant positive correlations between self-acceptance and positive psychological dimensions such as Purpose in Life and Environmental Mastery. Facilitating anxiety was found to enhance self-acceptance and professional efficacy, while debilitating anxiety strongly correlated with burnout symptoms, including cynicism and exhaustion. Personal growth and autonomy were positively linked to psychological resilience and wellbeing. The study also highlighted the mediating role of psychological wellbeing in reducing the impact of burnout on academic anxiety. Discussion: These findings suggest that moderate anxiety can be motivating, but high levels of debilitating anxiety pose a significant risk for burnout. Interventions aimed at fostering emotional resilience, self-acceptance, and personal growth may help mitigate the effects of anxiety and burnout. Th...