The relationship between school burnout and school engagement: The mediating role of attitude toward learning

Abstract

The main aim of the present study is to examine the mediating role of attitude toward learning in the relationship between school burnout and school engagement. This study was conducted on 471 high school students. The participants completed the School Burnout Scale, School Engagement Scale, and Scale of Attitudes Toward Learning Data derived from the regression analysis show that school engagement and attitude toward learning were predicted negatively and significantly by school burnout. School engagement was predicted positively by attitude toward learning Furthermore, attitude toward learning was determined to mediate the relationship between school burnout and school engagement partially. Findings indicate that practices which would diminish school burnout play important roles in school engagement and attitudes towards learning.