Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of learning strategies in the relationship between parental perfectionism and academic burnout of students at the Azad University of Momsani Branch. The research method was a descriptive correlational study. The statistical population included all students of the Islamic Azad University of Noorabad Momsani Branch in 1402-1403, totaling 2750 people. The sampling method was cluster random. The sample size was 250 people, selected based on the Morgan table. To collect data, three Ahvaz Perfectionism Questionnaires (1380), Pintrich and Der Grote Learning Strategies Questionnaire (1990), and Pekraan et al. Academic Burnout Questionnaire (2005) were used. The validity of the questionnaires was confirmed by asking the supervisor and a group of management professors. The reliability of this tool was obtained using Cronbach's alpha coefficients of 0.91, 0.79, and 0.86, respectively. To analyze the data, statistical methods of correlation coefficient, Baron and Kenny regression analysis, path analysis, and SPSS and AMOS5 software were used. The findings show that there was a positive and significant relationship between parental perfectionism and academic burnout. There was a negative and significant relationship between parental perfectionism and learning strategies. There was a negative and significant relationship between learning strategies and controlling parental perfectionism and academic burnout. The results showed that learning strategies have a mediating role in the relationship between parental perfectionism and students' academic burnout. Finally, it was determined that the burnout status of students at Momsani Azad University is at a moderate level.