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  • 1.  Measurement of Burnout

    Posted 10-28-2016 03:09
    Dear all,

    I am interested in the measurement of burnout. I know the Maslach and
    Copenhagen Inventories, but would like to learn more about other
    measurement scales that are used in that context.
    Especially I am interested in newer instruments that maybe do not have
    the same popularity as those mentioned above.

    Gladly I would like to summarize the results and share it with you.
    Thank you for help in advance. All the best,

    Martin


  • 2.  Measurement of Burnout

    Posted 10-28-2016 10:15
    Hi Martin,

    The MBI has multiple dimensions, one being "emotional" exhaustion, or just exhaustion in the most recent "general" version.  The Copenhagen inventory is a measure of the exhaustion/fatigue dimension. The exhaustion/fatigue dimension of burnout is the most widely assessed dimension.  Both measures (MBI and Copenhagen), as well as the others that have been around awhile, have some problems.  I review the limitations for each measure briefly in Table 1 and in more detail in a supplemental material appendix in the article below.  I also present a new three-dimensional measure of work-related fatigue, capturing physical, mental, and emotional fatigue.  If you are interested, send me an email, and I can send you a pdf that contains the article and supplemental material files.

    Frone, M. R., & Tidwell, M., -C., O. (2015). The meaning and measurement of work fatigue: Development and evaluation of the three-dimensional work fatigue inventory (3D-WFI). Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 20, 273-288.

    ABSTRACT
    Although work fatigue represents an important construct in several substantive areas, prior conceptual
    definitions and measures have been inadequate in a number of ways. The goals of the present study were
    to develop a conceptual definition and outline the desirable characteristics of a work fatigue measure,
    briefly examine several prior measures of work fatigue-related constructs, and develop and evaluate a
    new measure of work fatigue. The Three-Dimensional Work Fatigue Inventory (3D-WFI) provides
    separate and commensurate assessments of physical, mental, and emotional work fatigue. Results from
    a pilot study (n = 207) and a broader evaluative study of U.S. wage and salary workers (n = 2,477)
    suggest that the 3D-WFI is psychometrically sound and evinces a meaningful pattern of relations with
    variables that comprise the nomological network of work fatigue. As with all new measures, additional
    research is required to evaluate fully the utility of the 3D-WFI in research on work fatigue.


    Mike Frone

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    Dear all,

    I am interested in the measurement of burnout. I know the Maslach and
    Copenhagen Inventories, but would like to learn more about other
    measurement scales that are used in that context.
    Especially I am interested in newer instruments that maybe do not have
    the same popularity as those mentioned above.

    Gladly I would like to summarize the results and share it with you.
    Thank you for help in advance. All the best,

    Martin
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  • 3.  Measurement of Burnout

    Posted 10-28-2016 11:43
    Dear Martin,

    Not sure if a relevant option, but you can also measure burnout as the opposite of vigor (R).

    González-Romá, V., Schaufeli, W. B., Bakker, A. B., & Lloret, S. (2006). Burnout and work engagement: Independent factors or opposite poles? Journal of Vocational Behavior, 68(1), 165-174.

    Schaufeli, W. B., Bakker, A. B., & Salanova, M. (2006). The measurement of work engagement with a short questionnaire a cross-national study. Educational and psychological measurement, 66(4), 701-716.

    Best wishes,
    Renata
    _____________________________________
    Renata Kenda
    Doctoral researcher
    School of Leadership, Organisation and Behaviour

    Henley Business School – University of Reading
    Whiteknights
    Reading, RG6 6UD
    United Kingdom
    www.henley.ac.uk

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    Subject: [OB-LIST] Measurement of Burnout

    Dear all,

    I am interested in the measurement of burnout. I know the Maslach and Copenhagen Inventories, but would like to learn more about other measurement scales that are used in that context.
    Especially I am interested in newer instruments that maybe do not have the same popularity as those mentioned above.

    Gladly I would like to summarize the results and share it with you.
    Thank you for help in advance. All the best,

    Martin