Title

BURNOUT AND COPING STRATEGIES AS CORRELATES TO MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES OF NURSING STUDENTS

Author(s)

PAHALLA, JASMIN R.

Affiliation

Misamis University

Degree Program

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Contributor

Tabanao, Rojaida S.

Duyag, Merasol O.

Lian, Charry Jo P.

Gomez, Grethel A.

Year

2025

Abstract

Student nurses often face heavy and stressful academic demands and clinical duties, putting them at high risk for depersonalization, exhaustion, and a reduced sense of personal accomplishment, a characterization of burnout. This study aimed to assess nursing
students’ burnout, coping strategies, mental health at a private university in Misamis Occidental. This research study was anchored on the Neuman System Model by Betty Neuman. A quantitative, descriptive-correlational research design was used, and a quota
sampling and a convenient random sampling method was employed. Data were gathered using research made and validated questionnaire administered to 150 nursing students.
The instruments were validated using pilot testing to ensure reliability and validity. Mean, Standard Deviation, Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient were used to analyzed the data gathered. Results indicate that a high overall level of burnout among the respondents is associated with a good coping strategy and a generally good level of mental health outcomes. Further, the findings revealed that both burnout factors (exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment) and coping strategies (problem-focused, emotion-focused, and avoidance coping) are significantly related to the psychological and social health outcomes of nursing students. With this, the researcher recommended that nursing educators, practitioners, and schools develop strategies to mitigate burnout among nursing students, focusing on reducing exhaustion and promoting personal accomplishment.

Keywords

burnout, coping strategies, depersonalization, mental health, nursing
students