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Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance of the Spanish Burnout Inventory Among Professionals Across 17 Countries and Regions

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  • Pedro R. Gil-Monte

    (Unidad de Investigación Psicosocial de la Conducta Organizacional (UNIPSICO)
    University of Valencia)

  • Begoña Espejo

    (University of Valencia)

  • Irene Checa

    (University of Valencia)

  • Pedro Gil-LaOrden

    (Unidad de Investigación Psicosocial de la Conducta Organizacional (UNIPSICO)
    University of Valencia)

  • Kezia Angeline J

    (St. John’s Research Institute)

  • Mary Sandra Carlotto

    (Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos)

  • Daniela Converso

    (Università degli Studi di Torino)

  • Ángel Deroncele-Acosta

    (Universidad César Vallejo)

  • Hugo Figueiredo-Ferraz

    (Unidad de Investigación Psicosocial de la Conducta Organizacional (UNIPSICO)
    Universidad Internacional de Valencia (VIU))

  • Laura Galarza

    (Universidad de Puerto Rico)

  • Viviola Gómez-Ortiz

    (Universidad de Los Andes)

  • Ester Grau-Alberola

    (Unidad de Investigación Psicosocial de la Conducta Organizacional (UNIPSICO)
    Universidad Internacional de La Rioja)

  • Javier Labarthe

    (Universidad Católica del Uruguay)

  • Marta Llorca-Pellicer

    (Unidad de Investigación Psicosocial de la Conducta Organizacional (UNIPSICO))

  • Christy Mekala V

    (Bishops College of Nursing)

  • Alejandra Misiolek-Marín

    (Clínica Art Psychology and Psychotherapy)

  • Eldis Román-Cao

    (Universidad Técnica de Manabí)

  • Edwin Salas-Blas

    (Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas)

  • Sandrine Schoenenberger

    (Université Catholique de Lille
    Université de Lorraine))

  • Sara Unda-Rojas

    (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, FES Zaragoza)

  • Sara Viotti

    (Università degli Studi di Torino)

Abstract

Studies on the prevalence of burnout in professionals in service organizations who work in direct contact with the clients or users of the organization have concluded that burnout is a serious health disorder that has increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A significant advantage of the Spanish Burnout Inventory (SBI) over other instruments is that it provides a broader conceptualization of burnout by including feelings of guilt as a dimension of burnout to explain its development. However, the measurement invariance of the SBI across countries has not been investigated. The purpose of this study was to test the measurement invariance of the SBI among professionals across 17 countries and regions in Europe, Latin America, and Asia, and in different languages. All the countries showed a good fit to the four-factor model, except the Indian sample, which was excluded from the measurement invariance study. Using the alignment method, it was possible to verify the scalar measurement invariance of the four SBI factors across 15 countries and one Spanish region (16 samples). The comparison of estimated latent means indicates that France is the country with the lowest scores on the Enthusiasm factor and the highest scores on the negative factors (Exhaustion, Indolence, and Guilt). In contrast, the Andean countries, Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador, show the highest latent means on the Enthusiasm factor and the lowest means on the negative factors. These results support the validity of the SBI in the countries and regions in Europe and Latin America included in this study.

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  • Pedro R. Gil-Monte & Begoña Espejo & Irene Checa & Pedro Gil-LaOrden & Kezia Angeline J & Mary Sandra Carlotto & Daniela Converso & Ángel Deroncele-Acosta & Hugo Figueiredo-Ferraz & Laura Galarza & Vi, 2023. "Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance of the Spanish Burnout Inventory Among Professionals Across 17 Countries and Regions," Applied Research in Quality of Life, Springer;International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, vol. 18(2), pages 869-892, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ariqol:v:18:y:2023:i:2:d:10.1007_s11482-022-10108-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s11482-022-10108-1
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    1. Héctor Mauricio Serna Gómez & Blanca Rosa García Rivera & Jesús Olguín Tiznado & Daniela Vásquez Grisales, 2018. "Spanish burnout inventory: A meta-analysis based approach," Contaduría y Administración, Accounting and Management, vol. 63(2), pages 255-268, Abril-Jun.
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