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Academic burnout in higher education: a multimodal study of resting-state EEG microstate correlates beyond trait anxiety, depressive symptoms, and self-efficacy in Chinese undergraduates

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  • Jianxu Wang

  • Meng Zhang

  • Liguo Zhang

  • July 15, 2026

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    The study involved 330 Chinese undergraduates to explore the relationship between academic burnout and resting-state EEG microstate dynamics.

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    Higher academic burnout correlated with increased trait anxiety, depressive symptoms, and decreased general self-efficacy among participants.

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    After adjusting for covariates, greater burnout was linked to shorter microstate D duration and higher microstate C occurrence.

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    The psychological block explained significant variance in burnout, with microstate markers providing modest incremental information.

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    Findings suggest that academic burnout relates to internalizing distress and lower coping capacity, without establishing a specific EEG marker.

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Academic burnout in higher education: a multimodal study of resting-state EEG microstate correlates beyond trait anxiety, depressive symptoms, and self-efficacy in Chinese undergraduates

  • by Jianxu Wang, Meng Zhang, Liguo Zhang

  • July 15, 2026

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