IndexNeuroticismAgreeablenessReferencesMy goal is to review past research for 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 exhibit emotional/physical exhaustion, low self-efficacy, insecurity in their abilities, detachment from others and work, and cynicism (Maslach, Leiter 2016). Students at risk of burnout may also be at greater risk of dropping out. My goal is to find the difference in susceptibility to academic burnout based on two of the “Big Five” personality traits, neuroticism and agreeableness. In the “Big Five,” neuroticism is defined by emotional instability, 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 in neuroticism and a negative correlation relationship with those who score higher in agreeableness. I reviewed studies that used the Maslach Burnout Inventory scale as a measurement of burnout. My measures of neuroticism and burnout were studies involving the “Big Five” personality traits. Academic burnout can lead students to feel exhausted, depleted, and detached. This can impact their grades, their relationships, and for some, lead to dropout. Academic burnout can also leave students doubting their skills and lowering their self-esteem. Burnout was first defined in 1975 by a psychologist, Freudenburger, who had experienced it personally, as with some of the volunteers who worked in his study Bakker, et al. (2004). In 1986 Maslach and Jackson created the MBI, the Maslach Burnout Inventory Scale which has been used in many studies. The original was specifically geared towards professional burnout. While many studies have investigated “burnout” in the workplace, particularly those in medical settings, or in social and human services, such as counseling, research on academic burnout is just beginning. Many studies conducted 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 teacher survey and the general student survey. Maslach burnout typically focuses on three aspects: emotional exhaustion, cynicism, and depersonalization. Aspects of academic burnout are exhaustion due to compulsion to study, feeling incapable, and self-doubt as a student, as well as feeling pessimistic about school work. 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 Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original EssayNeuroticismNeuroticism is considered emotional instability on the "Big Five" personality scale. The items I used and found common in studies measuring neuroticism at an operational level were emotional exhaustion, anxiety, depersonalization, vulnerability, sadness, and low self-efficacy. These traits can leave a person emotionally challenged and unequipped to handle stressful situations or situations in which they must lead, which are also familiar situations students find themselves in. Previous research has found a positive correlation between neuroticism and academic burnout. In a study aimed at predicting burnout through the MBI-SS it was found that the greatest predictors of, 2(17), 184-194.