ERIC Number: EJ1412549
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0271-9517
EISSN: EISSN-2330-3840
Factors Associated with Academic Advisors' Burnout
Krista M. Soria; Elise Kokenge; Cassandra A. Heath; Erin C. Standley; Shannon J. F. Wilson; Jacob R. Connley; Aaron I. Agramon
NACADA Journal, v43 n2 p105-120 2023
This study examined whether there are statistically significant relationships between academic advisors' demographic characteristics, advising-related variables, institutional variables, organizational context variables, and burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic. We used a national sample of academic advisors' survey data collected from February to March 2023 (n = 821). The results suggest 40.8% of academic advisors feel burned out from their work at least once a week to every day. The demographic characteristics and institutional variables did not explain a significant amount of variance in advisors' burnout; however, advising caseload and organizational context variables (i.e., workload, reward, community, and values) were consistently and significantly (p < 0.05) associated with advisors' emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and lack of personal accomplishment.
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Faculty Advisers, Student Personnel Workers, Burnout, COVID-19, Pandemics, Teacher Characteristics, Institutional Characteristics, College Environment, Faculty Workload, Teaching Conditions, Stress Variables, Psychological Patterns, Factor Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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