Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT)—Development, Validity, and Reliability
Utrecht University · KU Leuven · +1 more institution
Abstract
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…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 59.98
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 73
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3Topics & keywords
- Burnout
- Psychology
- Discriminant validity
- Construct validity
- Distress
- Convergent validity
- Emotional exhaustion
- Reliability (semiconductor)
- Reduced inequalities