01506nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653001200118653003100130653002100161653002900182653001800211100001300229700001200242700001200254245008200266300001000348490000600358520088400364022001401248020001401262       2001                            d  c01/2001bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aBurnout10aUniversity student females10aEmployee females10aProfessional orientation10aAcademic year1 aS. Agust1 aR. Grau1 aM. Beas00aBurnout in women: a comparative study between working and nonworking contexts  a79-880 v73 aThe aim of this paper is to study the incidence of burnout syndrome (emotional exhaustion, cynicism and professional competency) in a sample composed of women, and analyse the influence of their occupation (employees versus university students) in their level of burnout. The influence of the professional orientation of their degrees and the academic year on their level of burnout is also explored. The sample is composed by 283 women (N=214 university students and N=69 employees from different economic sectors). Results show that students manifest higher significant levels of emotional exhaustion and lower levels of professional competency than employees. Significant differences also appears for the students collective on the basis of the professional orientation of their degrees and the academic year. The limitations and implications of this study are also discussed.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437