Research Group Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology (WOPP), O2L, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Department of Social and Organizational Psychology, Utrecht University, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Dec 18;17(24):9495. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17249495.
This paper introduces a new definition for burnout and investigates the psychometric properties of the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT). In a prior qualitative study, 49 practitioners were interviewed about their conceptualization of burnout (part 1). Using a dialectical approach, four core dimensions-exhaustion, mental distance, and impaired emotional and cognitive impairment-and three secondary dimensions-depressed mood, psychological distress, and psychosomatic complaints-emerged, which constitute the basis of the BAT. In the second study, the psychometric characteristics of the BAT were investigated in a representative sample of 1500 Flemish employees, focusing on factorial validity, reliability, and construct validity, respectively. Results demonstrate the assumed four-factor structure for the core dimensions, which is best represented by one general burnout factor. Contrary to expectations, instead of a three-factor structure, a two-factor structure was found for the secondary dimensions. Furthermore, the BAT and its subscales show adequate reliability. Convergent validity and discriminant validity with other burnout measures-including the MBI and OLBI-was demonstrated, as well as discriminant validity with other well-being constructs, such as work engagement and workaholism.
本文介绍了一种新的倦怠定义，并研究了倦怠评估工具（BAT）的心理测量特性。在之前的一项定性研究中，对 49 名从业者进行了关于倦怠概念化的访谈（第 1 部分）。使用辩证方法，出现了四个核心维度——疲惫、心理距离、情绪和认知功能受损，以及三个次要维度——情绪低落、心理困扰和身心抱怨，它们构成了 BAT 的基础。在第二项研究中，以 1500 名弗拉芒员工的代表性样本为对象，分别研究了 BAT 的心理测量特征，重点是因子有效性、可靠性和结构有效性。结果表明，核心维度的假设四因子结构最好由一个一般的倦怠因子来表示。与预期相反，对于次要维度，发现的是两因子结构，而不是三因子结构。此外，BAT 及其子量表具有足够的可靠性。还证明了与其他倦怠测量工具（包括 MBI 和 OLBI）的收敛有效性和区分有效性，以及与工作投入和工作狂等其他幸福感结构的区分有效性。
