New methodological approaches to studying the development of burnout syndrome in university students

The article is devoted to the study of the development of the syndrome of emotional burnout among students of a technical university. The content of the concept of "burnout syndrome" is revealed, a theoretical analysis of this phenomenon is carried out, and the reasons for its occurrence in the student environment are analyzed. The paper shows that negative factors in the form of suboptimal learning conditions that take place in the organization of the educational process have a detrimental effect on mental health, cause a decrease in the level of stress resistance in students, which causes them to develop a burnout syndrome. The authors studied the dependence of the development of the emotional state syndrome on the psychological profile of students. It is proposed, depending on the results obtained during testing on the 16PF multifactorial personality questionnaire, to attribute students to the "negative" or "positive" pole. On the basis of the test results obtained and the correlation analysis carried out, "psychological portraits" of students of the Institute of Engines and Power Plants of the Samara National Research University named after Academician S.P. Queen, who have a tendency or, conversely, resistance to the development of burnout syndrome. In order to prevent the development of the phenomenon of emotional burnout, ways and methods for identifying early signs and preventing its development in students are proposed.