On the clinical validity of the Maslach Burnout Inventory and the Burnout Measure

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Title:	On the clinical validity of the Maslach Burnout Inventory and the Burnout Measure
Author(s):	Schaufeli, W.B. ; Bakker, A.B. ; Hoogduin, C.A.L. ; Schaap, C.P.D.R. ; Kladler, A.J.
Publication year:	2001
Source:	Psychology & Health, vol. 16, iss. 5, (2001), pp. 565-582
ISSN:	0887-0446
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1080/08870440108405527
Publication type:	Article / Letter to editor
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item : http://hdl.handle.net/2066/141533
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Subject:	Experimental Psychopathology and Treatment
Organization:	SW OZ BSI KLP
Journal title:	Psychology & Health
Volume:	vol. 16
Issue:	iss. 5
Page start:	p. 565
Page end:	p. 582
Abstract:	Current knowledge about burnout suffers from a healthy worker bias since only working - and thus relatively healthy - employees have been investigated. The main objective of this study is to examine - for the first time among employees who sought psychological treatment - the validity of the two most widely used burnout instruments; the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and the Burnout Measure (BM). Two groups were distinguished: a “burned out” group (n = 71) that suffers from work-related neurasthenia (according to ICD-10 criteria), and a “non-burned out” group (n = 68). Results show that: (1) the validity of the three-factor structure of the MBI and the BM is confirmed; (2) burnout can partly be differentiated from other mental syndromes (e.g., anxiety and depression); and (3) two MBI-scales (Emotional Exhaustion and Depersonalization) and one BM-scale (Exhaustion) are able to discriminate between burned out and non-burned out employees. The practical implications of these results are discussed.