title: An exploratory study of the relationship between resilience, academic burnout and psychological health in nursing students.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between resilience, academic burnout and psychological health in a sample of nursing students.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive and cross-sectional design was applied, with questionnaires as tools.
  
  
  METHODS
  The convenience sample consisted of 113 nursing students in their final academic year, who voluntarily participated in the study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results indicated a statistically significant relationship between resilience and both emotional exhaustion (r = -.55; p < .01) and psychological health (r = -.62; p < .01), as well as between all three dimensions of burnout and psychological health. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicated that high scores for resilience and low scores for emotional exhaustion predict better perceived psychological health [F(2.96)= 17.75; p < .001].
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Resilience was associated with lower levels of psychological discomfort and academic burnout. These findings highlight the importance of developing resilience and integrating it as an element in the nursing educational programme.
authors.affiliation: a General Universitary Hospital Morales Meseguer , Marqués de los Vélez s / n. 30008, Murcia , Spain.|b Department of Nursing , School of Nursing, University of Murcia , Espinardo University Campus, Espinardo 30100, Murcia , Spain.
authors.forename: Mª Isabel
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Ríos-Risquez
authors.affiliation: c Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Faculty of Social Psychology , University of Murcia , Espinardo University Campus, Espinardo 30100, Murcia , Spain.
authors.forename: Mariano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: García-Izquierdo
authors.affiliation: a General Universitary Hospital Morales Meseguer , Marqués de los Vélez s / n. 30008, Murcia , Spain.
authors.forename: Emiliana de Los Angeles
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Sabuco-Tebar
authors.affiliation: d General Universitary Hospital Morales Meseguer, Specialized Health Training, General Management of Human Resources , C/Pinares, Murcia , Spain.
authors.forename: Cesar
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carrillo-Garcia
authors.affiliation: b Department of Nursing , School of Nursing, University of Murcia , Espinardo University Campus, Espinardo 30100, Murcia , Spain.
authors.forename: Maria Emilia
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Martinez-Roche
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D013030:Spain; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: burnout; mental health; nursing; resilience; students