Objective To understand the relationship between psychological control sources

coping styles and academic burnout among college students

and on this basis

to explore the mediating effect of college students’ coping styles in the relationship between psychological control sources and academic burnout.Methods A study was conducted on 586 college students using the internal control

powerful others and opportunities scale

the brief coping style questionnaire

and the Adolescent Burnout Scale.Results Internal control was negatively correlated with burnout（r=-0.16

P<0.05）

while powerful others and opportunities were positively correlated with burnout（r=0.25

0.28

both P<0.05）;internal control was positively correlated with positive coping（r=0.19

P<0.05）

while powerful others and opportunities were significantly negatively correlated with positive coping（r=-0.10

-0.14

both P<0.05）;powerful others as well as opportunities were positively correlated with negative coping（r=0.32

0.31

both P<0.05）;academic burnout was negatively correlated with positive coping（r=-0.31

P<0.05）

and academic burnout was positively correlated with negative coping style（r=0.15

P<0.05）.The results of the mediating effect test showed that the mediating effect of positive coping between powerful others and academic burnout accounted for 17.14% of the total effect;the mediating effect of positive coping between opportunities and academic burnout accounted for 20.45% of the total effect;and the mediating effect of positive coping style between internal control and academic burnout accounted for 31.25% of the total effect.Conclusion College students with higher internal control showed more positive coping styles and lower probability of academic burnout.College students with external sources of control are more inclined to adopt negative coping styles and are more likely to experience academic burnout.