Consistency of the burnout construct across occupations

被引:284
作者
Leiter, MP [1 ]
Schaufeli, WB [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV UTRECHT, UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS
关键词
burnout; causal modeling; confirmatory factor analysis; stress; measurement;
D O I
10.1080/10615809608249404
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
This study assessed the extent to which a recently developed measure of burnout extended the concept of burnout as developed among human service providers to people in other occupations. The study replicated a factor structure derived from a study of aircraft maintenance workers, computer programmers, and administrators with staff in various occupations across two health care settings: a tertiary care hospital (N = 3,312) and a residential mental health facility (N = 417). Within the larger setting the analysis replicated the factor structure with four occupational groups: clerical/maintenance workers, technical personnel, nurses, and managers. The study found support for the validity of the scale through its consistency with the issues that participants raised in an open-ended questionnaire. Conceptual issues in burnout theory and suggestions for further research are presented.
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页码:229 / 243
页数:15
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