Educational Psychology

A Study of the Relationship between Regulation of Positive and Negative Emotions and Academic Performance and Burnout among University Stude

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Niloofar Mika’il 1
Sa'id Rajabi 2
Moslem Abbasi 3
Khadijeh Zamanlou 4

1 Assistant Professor, Faculty Member, Mohaghegh Ardabili Universit

2 MA in Psychology, Mohaghegh Ardabili University

3 PhD in Psychology, Mohaghegh Ardabili Universit

4 MA in Psychology, Islamic Azad University of Ardabil

Abstract
The present research aims to study the relationship between regulating
positive  and  negative  emotions  and the  academic  performance  and
burnout  among  university  students.  This  was  a  descriptivecorrelational  research.  Using  cluster  random  sampling  method, ٤٠٠
subjects (including ٢٠٠ males and ٢٠٠ females)  were selected from
among  undergraduate  students  at  the  University  of  Mohaghegh
Ardabili  during  the  academic  year ٢٠١١-٢٠١٢.  The  data  was
collected  using  the  Academic  Burnout  Scale  and  the  Emotion
Regulation  Questionnaire.  The  participants’  academic  average  grade
was  used  to  measure  their  academic  performance. The  Pierson's
Correlation Coefficient and MANOVA were used to analyze the data.
Pierson's  Correlation  Coefficient  showed  a  significant  correlation
between  regulation  of  positive  and  negative  emotions  and  students’
performance  and  academic  burnout.  Moreover,  the  analysis  of
variance  results  showed  that  there  was  a  significant  difference
between  the  two  groups  in  terms  of  regulation  of  positive  emotions
and academic burnout. Regulation of positive emotions was stronger

among female students, and consequently, their academic burnout was
less  than  that  of  male  students.  However,  no  significant  correlation
was found between  the two groups regarding negative  emotions and
academic performance.

Keywords

Emotion Regulation
Positive and Negative Emotions
Academic Performance
Academic burnout
University Students

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