Posttraumatic stress disorder symptom severity and control beliefs as the predictors of academic burnout amongst adolescents following the Wenchuan Earthquake

Figures & data

Table 1. Means, standard deviations, and correlations of main measures.

	M (SD)	1	2	3	4	5	6
1. Gender	–	1.00
2. Age	15.02 (1.64)	−0.02	1.00
3. Severity of T trauma	24.49 (5.77)	0.04	0.09*	1.00
4. PTSD symptom severity	15.97 (8.61)	0.22***	0.12**	0.26***	1.00
5. Primary control beliefs	26.06 (10.95)	0.02	0.19***	0.05	0.10*	1.00
6. Secondary control beliefs	29.51 (10.51)	0.06	0.29***	0.13**	0.07	0.75***	1.00
7. Academic burnout	32.48 (13.34)	0.01	0.23***	0.05	0.51***	−0.14***	−0.04

***p < .001; **p < .01; *p < .05.

Table 2. Regression analysis results: the effects of PTSD symptom severity and control beliefs on academic burnout.

Variables	B	SE B	t
Gender	0.62	0.02	0.62
Age	1.69	0.21	5.64***
Severity of trauma	0.06	0.03	0.68
PTSD	0.81	0.51	15.08***
Primary control	−0.26	−0.22	−6.78***
PTSD × Primary control	−0.01	−0.07	−2.06*
Gender	0.81	0.03	0.83
Age	1.78	0.23	6.02***
Severity of trauma	0.05	0.02	0.56
PTSD	0.77	0.50	14.86***
Secondary control	−0.16	−0.13	−4.10***
PTSD × Secondary control	0.00	−0.03	−0.93

***p < .001; *p < .05. PTSD = PTSD symptom severity, Primary control = primary control beliefs, Secondary control = secondary control beliefs.

Figure 1. Interaction between PTSD and primary control beliefs on academic burnout.

Note: PTSD = PTSD symptom severity