Author/Authors :
şeker, gürcan niğde ömer halisdemir üniversitesi - eğitim fakültesi, Niğde, turkey , yavuzer, yasemin niğde ömer halisdemir üniversitesi - eğitim fakültesi, Niğde, turkey
Abstract :
The purpose of this study is to examine school burnout in adolescents in terms of academic locus of control and some demographic variables. The data were collected from 701 of students 9-12 grade at five high schools in a province center located in the Central Anatolia region. “Secondary School Burnout Scale” and “Academic Locus of Control Scale” were used in the study. Independent samples t-test and one-factor analysis of variance were used for determining the differences between groups, and hierarchical multiple regression analysis for determining variables predicting school burnout. Study results show that there was a significant difference in the scores obtained from one or more sub-dimensions of school burnout according to sex, school type, achievement, grade level, parents’ education levels, absenteeism and daily study duration variables. Also, there was a medium level and positive relationship between the school burnout sub-dimensions and internal locus of control, and between the school burnout sub-dimensions and external locus of control. Furthermore, internal and external control dimensions of academic locus of control with demographic variables explain 12% of loss of interest towards school, 15% of burnout from studying, 15% of burnout due to family, 14% of burnout from doing homework, 17% of burnout due to teachers and 11% of school inefficacy sub-dimensions of school burnout. While school counseling and psychological services plan protective and preventive works regarding student burnout, they should also make activities that will give students internal control.
