EIREducational Innovation Research3029-18443029-1852Bio-Byword Scientific Publishing Pty. Ltd.10.18063/EIR.v3i7.790ArticleThe Influencing Factors, Mechanism and Intervention Enlightenment of University Lecturers’ Job Burnout: A Literature Review Based on Multi-Dimensional Researchhttps://artdesignp.com/journal/EIR/3/7/10.18063/EIR.v3i7.790ZhaoYibin,TianYu2025372025-08-26This literature review, based on 7 core studies, explores university lecturers’ job burnout. Defined via Maslach’s three-dimensional OLBI’s two-dimensional models, it is measured mainly by scales like MBI, OLBI, and BMS, with cross-national prevalence differences. Core influencing factors include emotional intelligence vs. emotional labor; psychological well-being and task-oriented coping; professional identity/satisfaction vs. heavy workload/role conflict. Situational factors include COVID-19-worsened burnout via online teaching issues; cultures shape burnout. Limitations include cross-sectional designs and self-report reliance. Future research needs longitudinal methods and objective indicators. Three-level interventions are proposed to provide a theoretical basis for targeted support.Deindividuation,Emotional exhaustion,Job burnout,University lecturers

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