title: Exhaustion in university students and the effect of coursework involvement.
abstract: Although researchers have examined exhaustion extensively in occupational studies, this work-specific variable--despite its widespread acceptance and negative outcomes--has received little attention in regard to university students and their coursework.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The author examined the severity of exhaustion in students and the relationship between the personal/environmental variable of coursework involvement and exhaustion in university students.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred undergraduate business students from a large state university participated in the study.
  
  
  METHODS
  The author used results from other exhaustion studies for comparative purpose and correlation and regression analyses to explore the variables of interest.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The author found student exhaustion levels to be extreme when compared with those of traditional high-exhaustion occupations. Coursework involvement was a significant predictor of student exhaustion.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The author discusses implications and recommendations for researchers, educators, and health-care providers.
authors.affiliation: School of Business Administration at Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA 99258-0009, USA. law@jepson.gonzaga.edu
authors.forename: Daniel W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Law
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D000328:Adult; D003479:Curriculum; D005221:Fatigue / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013332:Student Dropouts; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014495:Universities / Q000592:standards*; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data