SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online

 
vol.13 issue1A Study of the Burnout Syndrome in Sportspeople: Prevalence and Relationship to the Body ImageAffective Dimension of University Professors about their Teaching: An Exploration through the Semantic Differential Technique author indexsubject indexarticles search
Home Pagealphabetic serial listing  

Services on Demand

Journal

Article

Indicators

Related links

  • On index processCited by Google
  • Have no similar articlesSimilars in SciELO
  • On index processSimilars in Google

Share


Universitas Psychologica

Print version ISSN 1657-9267

Abstract

OLIVARES-FAUNDEZ, Victor e; MENA-MIRANDA, Luis; JELVEZ-WILKER, Carolina  and  MACIA-SEPULVEDA, Felipe. Factorial Validity of Maslach Burnout Inventory Human Services (MBI-HSS) in Chilean Professionals. Univ. Psychol. [online]. 2014, vol.13, n.1, pp.145-159. ISSN 1657-9267.

The present study tested the factorial validity of an adjustment to the Spanish language of the Maslach Burnout Inventory in a sample of 957 professionals of Chilean services of different labour units. The reliability and factor structure of the MBI were investigated. Exploratory and confirmatory factors analysis indicated that the original three-factor model of the MBI fit well with both the data and the Root Mean Standar Error of Aproximation (RMSEA) value, although the items 12, 13, 14, 20 and 21 presented an inadequate behavior in the original factorial resultant, so they were eliminated. The internal consistency of the dimensions of the inventory was acceptable, although the Depersonalization subscale was relatively low. So far, the results obtained show that the questionnaire appears to be valid and reliable in the version adapted to the Spanish language.

Keywords : Burnout; analysis factorial; job stress; Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI-HSS); psychometry; validation; quantitative research.

        · abstract in Spanish     · text in Spanish     · Spanish ( pdf )