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Supplementary file 1_Academic burnout under geopolitical and economic uncertainty: longitudinal associations with future development anxiety, employment competition pressure, and perceived structural university support.docx Qingzhe Zhang (4379074) Applied Psychology academic burnout employment competition pressure future development anxiety geopolitical and economic uncertainty perceived structural university support Introduction<p>Students may interpret geopolitical and economic change as a threat to future development, but its cross-wave associations with academic burnout remain unclear.</p>Methods<p>This study analyzed a two-wave convenience sample from four universities in Zhengzhou, China. The baseline sample comprised 1,823 students, of whom 1,215 completed matched follow-up after approximately 5 months. Wave-specific factor analyses, covariance-based confirmatory factor analysis, partial least squares structural equation modeling, and covariance-based sensitivity models were used.</p>Results<p>After baseline adjustment, T1 perceived geopolitical and economic uncertainty was positively associated with T2 future development anxiety (beta = 0.175, P < 0.001) and T2 academic burnout (beta = 0.148, P < 0.001). T1 future development anxiety was positively associated with T2 academic burnout (beta = 0.176, P < 0.001), and the reverse cross-wave association was weaker (beta = 0.087, P < 0.001). The prospective-concurrent indirect association through T2 future development anxiety was significant (beta = 0.037, P < 0.001), but the mediator and outcome were measured concurrently. Employment competition pressure strengthened the focal association (beta = 0.105, P < 0.001), whereas perceived structural university support attenuated this moderation (three-way interaction beta = −0.114, P < 0.001).</p>Discussion<p>The results indicate small to moderate cross-wave between-person associations. They do not establish within-person causation or temporal mediation. Universities may use these patterns to inform targeted support, but intervention effectiveness requires direct evaluation.</p> 2026-09-28T05:44:57Z Dataset Dataset 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1951855.s001 https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Supplementary_file_1_Academic_burnout_under_geopolitical_and_economic_uncertainty_longitudinal_associations_with_future_development_anxiety_employment_competition_pressure_and_perceived_structural_university_support_docx/34009695 CC BY 4.0