Relationship between Cognitive Emotion Regulation, Personal Intelligence and Academic Burnout

The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between cognitive emotion regulation, personal intelligence and academic burnout. Therefore, 120 medical students of Islamic Azad University of Ardabil completed academic burnout, cognitive emotion regulation and personal intelligence questionnaires during 2017-2018 academic year. Data were analyzed by multiple regression method. Results showed that there was a correlation between personal intelligence and cognitive emotion regulation (r=0.27). There was also a significant correlation between personal intelligence and academic burnout (r=-0.24). In addition, the correlation between cognitive emotion regulation and academic burnout was significant (r=-0.27). Also, the results showed that both cognitive emotion regulation and personal intelligence could predict academic burnout of medical and paramedical students. But the contribution of cognitive regulation was more than personal intelligence. These findings have important implications in the prevention, etiology, and provision of mental health conditions for students.