The participants’ characteristics showed the
prevalence of married females with no children,
with a mean age of 32 years, who were working
while undertaking the graduate program. This
preference can be related to an insufficient number
of grants offered by programs, as well the grant
Table 1. Predictors of three dimensions of burnout syndrome
among nursing master’s and doctoral students
Models* Beta p-value R†
Emotional exhaustion 0.724
Leisure -0.217 0.004
Thinking about withdrawing from the postgraduate course 0.256 0.000
Anxiety related to studies 0.002 0.002
Difficulty reconciling studies and personal life 0.207 0.003
Pressure for scientific publication 0.204 0.002
Satisfaction with the topic study -0.174 0.010
Social support -0.177 0.016
Depersonalization 0.677
Thinking about withdrawing from the graduate course 0.298 0.000
Leisure -0.345 0.000
Satisfaction with the graduate course -0.221 0.003
Satisfaction with the topic study -0.182 0.011
Academic effectiveness 0.501
Social support 0.220 0.012
Satisfaction with the topic study 0.255 0.002
Relationship with the academic advisor 0.238 0.006
Coefficients of determination: emotional exhaustion R2=0.524; depersonalization R2=0.459; academic
effectiveness R2=0.251; *the three models were statistically significant (p=0.000); †R - Multiple correlation
coefficient
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values provided within Brazil, which, in this study,
represent the minimum value of income.(9) Therefore,
these nurses achieved better financial possibilities
by choosing employment over exclusive
dedication to graduate school. However, this is an
option that may predispose individuals to exhaustion,
since the work tasks of nurses are by themselves
considered to produce physical and psychological
overload