title: The prevalence and consequences of burnout on a group of preclinical dental students.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of burnout among a group of Turkish preclinical dental students, to compare the level of burnout and to determine the consequences in structural equation model.
  
  
  METHODS
  Preclinical dental students (n = 329, 50.5% of females and 49.5% of males) aged between 18 and 24 took part in the study. Maslach burnout inventory student version, academic satisfaction scale, and personal information sheet were used to gather data. Pearson correlation analyses, t-test, and one-way ANOVA were used for statistical analysis. The proposed theoretical model was tested via observed variable path analysis using maximum likelihood parameter estimation with AMOS 7.0.
  
  
  RESULTS
  About 22.3% of students had high level of emotional exhaustion, 16.7% of students had high level of cynicism, and 17.9% of students suffered from high level of reduced academic efficacy. While the students attending the first grade reported higher level of reduced academic efficacy, the students in the third grade reported higher level of emotional exhaustion. Academic workload played an important role in the development of burnout. As consequences of burnout, students with high levels of burnout intended to change their current major and did not to plan to continue to postgraduate education. Students with high level of burnout reported less level of academic satisfaction and academic achievement.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Creating awareness on the burnout of dental students from the preclinical period may be useful for prevention and more compatible dental education environment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Ege University, Bornova, Izmir, Turkiye.
authors.forename: Cigdem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Atalayin
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Counseling and Guidance, Faculty of Education, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkiye.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Balkis
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Ege University, Bornova, Izmir, Turkiye.
authors.forename: Huseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tezel
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Ege University, Bornova, Izmir, Turkiye.
authors.forename: Banu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Onal
authors.affiliation: Department of English Language Teaching (Preparatory School), School of Foreign Languages, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkiye.
authors.forename: Gul
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kayrak
keywords: Academic workload; burnout; dental education; preclinical; stress