Melios-Traver, Thomas2020-12-072020-12-072018http://hdl.handle.net/2440/129286This item is only available electronically.Studying at university can be an extremely challenging experience for students. Students can become exhausted and cynical toward their studies which is often described as being burnt out. Burnout can lead to stress, drop-out, anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts. Burnout is the opposite to engagement which refers to how vigorous, dedicated and absorbed a student is with their studies. Increasing engagement has shown to result in lower levels of exhaustion thus suggesting that understanding engagement is as important as considering burnout. This study examines the predictors of burnout and engagement in a general university student population (n = 164). Personal resources, personality traits, stress and university satisfaction were all found to correlate with burnout and engagement. This study also explored group differences between students according to their field of study. Results showed that students from health degrees reported lower rates of exhaustion, cynicism, stress, neuroticism, psychological flexibility and optimism, and higher rates of positive reframing coping than students who were not in health degrees. These results are discussed along with recommendations for further research. Keywords: Burnout, Engagement, University Students, Conservation of Resources, Personal Resources, Personality, Stress, University SatisfactionHonours; PsychologyBurnout and Engagement in University Students: Personal Resources, Stress, University Satisfaction and PersonalityThesis