Table of ContentsNeuroticismAgreeablenessReferencesMy goal is to review prior research on any relationship between academic burnout and the personality traits of Agreeableness and Neuroticism. Academic burnout is the term for a phenomenon in which students may demonstrate emotional/physical exhaustion, low self-efficacy, doubts about their abilities, detachment from others and work, and cynicism (Maslach, Leiter 2016). Students at risk for burnout may also be at higher risk of dropping out of school. My goal is to find the difference in susceptibility to academic burnout based on two of the “Big Five” personality traits, neuroticism and agreeableness. Neuroticism is defined by emotional instability in the Big Five, while agreeableness is defined by openness and warmth. My goal is to find out if there is a positive correlation relationship with people who score higher on Neuroticism, and a negative correlation relationship with those who score higher on Agreeableness. I reviewed studies that used the Maslach Burnout Inventory scale as a measure of burnout. My measures of neuroticism and burnout were studies involving the “Big Five” personality traits. Academic burnout can cause students to feel exhausted, drained, and detached. This can impact their grades, their relationships and, for some, lead them to drop out of school. Academic burnout can also leave students doubting their skills and lowering their self-esteem. Burnout was first described by a psychologist, Freudenburger, in 1975, who had experienced it himself, as well as some of the volunteers who worked in his office Bakker, et al. (2004). In 1986, Maslach and Jackson created the MBI, the Maslach Burnout Inventory Scale which has been used in numerous studies. The original was specifically aimed at burnout. While numerous studies have focused on “burn-out” in the professional field, particularly in the medical field or in social and human services, such as counseling, research on academic burn-out is only just beginning. Many studies carried out have focused on contextual situations rather than personality traits, Maslach, Leiter (2016). Since the MBI, Maslach has created several other scales to measure burnout, and two of them are aimed at academia. The Educator Survey and the General Student Survey. Maslach Burnout generally focuses on three aspects: emotional exhaustion, cynicism and depersonalization. Aspects of academic burnout are exhaustion from having to study, feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt as a student, and pessimism about schoolwork. Students may also feel detached from other students, teachers, and work. Cham et al. (2007)Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why violent video games should not be banned"?Get the original essay NeuroticismNeuroticism is considered an emotional instability on the "Big Five" personality scale. The items I used that I found to be common in studies measuring neuroticism operationally were emotional exhaustion, anxiety, depersonalization, vulnerability, sadness, and low self-efficacy. These traits can leave a person emotionally challenged and unable to, 2(17), 184-194.