Researcher ORCID Identifier

0009-0007-4381-314X

Graduation Year

2026

Date of Submission

4-2026

Document Type

Campus Only Senior Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts

Department

Psychology

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Professor David Day

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2026 Grace E Clark

Abstract

Burnout is of increasing prevalence and concern among college students, with over half of students reporting symptoms. Guided by Seligman’s Well-Being Theory, this study examines how resilience and wellness behaviors interact to protect against burnout. College students (n = 153) completed validated measures of well-being, resilience, wellness behaviors, and burnout. Results partially supported the hypotheses. Well-being was a significant negative predictor of burnout, and wellness behaviors significantly predicted well-being, suggesting that students with higher well-being engage more in wellness behaviors. However, wellness behaviors did not significantly mediate the relationship between well-being and burnout. Resilience partially moderated the relationship between wellness behaviors and well-being, such that the association between physical activity and well-being was stronger among students with higher resilience. These findings highlight well-being and resilience as key factors in understanding burnout among college students and offer implications for support and intervention programs.

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