Student Burnout Test
An original 15-question check for academic burnout across its three faces: exhaustion, cynicism, and feelings of inadequacy — with a focus on your energy for studying.
15 questions
4 min
Instructions
Answer how often you've felt this way while studying or during your current term. Be honest about your recent weeks — this is for your own reflection.Original items written for this test following the School Burnout Inventory's three-factor structure. It is distinct from the Maslach Burnout Inventory and reproduces no copyrighted SBI or MBI items.
Citations
- Salmela-Aro, K., Kiuru, N., Leskinen, E., & Nurmi, J.-E. (2009). School Burnout Inventory (SBI): Reliability and validity. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 25(1), 48-57. Three factor structure (exhaustion, cynicism, inadequacy) this adaptation follows
- Salmela-Aro, K., & Upadyaya, K. (2014). School burnout and engagement in the context of demands-resources model. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 84(1), 137-151. Burnout process and reversibility