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arXiv Computation and Language By Timofey Sanko, Yuan Tian, Mariam Guizani

BurnRiSc: Toward Non-Invasive Burnout Screening in Open Source from Public Repository Signals

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BurnRiSc is a framework that uses 14 behavioral and linguistic signals derived from GitHub activity to compute a monthly Burnout Risk Score (BRS) for open‑source contributors. The scores are based on the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory’s exhaustion and disengagement dimensions and are weighted using labeled cases. In a preliminary study of 68 contributors across ten repositories, sustained BRS elevation predicted 6 of 10 disclosed burnout cases 6–15 months in advance, and 10 of 10 when considering peak BRS as a second criterion.

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