articleInternational Journal of Stress ManagementMay 1, 2006Closed access

A comparison of the construct validity of two burnout measures in two groups of professionals.

ASArie ShiromSMSamuel Melamed

Tel Aviv University

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Abstract

Arie ShiromTel Aviv UniversitySamuel MelamedTel Aviv University and National Institute of Occupational & EnvironmentalHealthThe authors studied certain aspects of the construct validity of the MaslachBurnout Inventory–General Survey (MBI-GS), the most popular measure ofburnout, and that of the Shirom-Melamed Burnout Measure (SMBM). Theseburnout measures were compared with respect to their psychometric char-acteristics and factorial validity in two groups of professionals, humanservice and other professionals (N 196 and 226, respectively), whocompleted questionnaires at work. As hypothesized, the conrmatory factoranalyses supported a two-factor and a three-factor structure invarianceacross the two groups…

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  • Burnout
  • Psychology
  • Construct validity
  • Tel aviv
  • Construct (python library)
  • Occupational burnout
  • Test validity
  • Occupational stress
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