Surveying the amount of dependence on short messages (SMS)and alienation with academic burnout among female high school students in Ardebil

The purpose of this correlational research wasto survey the amount of dependence on short messages (SMS)and alienation with academic burnout among female high school students in Ardebil. The population consisted of all female students in Ardebil high schools (N=11716).The sample included 374 female high school student sselected through cluster random sampling. The data collection was performed by employing dependence on short massages questionnaire, alienation scale, and academic burnout questionnaire. The data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and multivariate regression analysis. The results of correlation analysis showed that dependence on short messages and alienation with academic burnout and its components have a significant positive correlation. The results of regression analysis showed that variables of short messages and alienation predict 82% of academic burnout, 59% of academic exhaustion, 14% of academic cynicism, and 66% of academic inefficiency. These results indicate the necessity of policymakers and stakeholders’ attention to students’ academic burnout.