Measuring burnout and work engagement: Factor structure, invariance, and latent mean differences across Greece and the Netherlands

Artikel

This study examines the factor structure and invariance of the instruments measuring burnout (Maslach Burnout Inventory - General Survey / MBI-GS) and work engagement (Utrecht Work Engagement Scale / UWES) in a sample of Dutch (N = 162) and Greek (N = 206) employees. Confirmatory factor analyses in both samples supported the superiority of the proposed three-factor structure of both the MBI-GS (exhaustion, cynicism, and reduced professional efficacy) and the UWES (vigor, dedication, and absorption). Alternative two-factor and one-factor models did not show a better fit to the data. In addition, results of multigroup analyses partly supported the invariance of the three-factor model of the MBI-GS, and fully supported the invariance of the three-factor model of the UWES across the two national samples. These results suggest that the MBI-GS and the UWES are not only valid instruments for testing burnout and engagement but also allow comparisons across countries.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Journal: International Journal of Business Science & Applied Management (IJBSAM) ; ISSN: 1753-0296 ; Volume: 7 ; Year: 2012 ; Issue: 2 ; Pages: 40-52 ; s.l.: International Journal of Business Science & Applied Management

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Management
• Thema: burnout ; cross-national study ; factor structure ; invariance ; latent mean differences ; work engagement

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Xanthopoulou, Despoina ; Bakker, Arnold B. ; Kantas, Aristotelis ; Demerouti, Evangelia
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): International Journal of Business Science & Applied Management
• (wo): s.l.
• (wann): 2012

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/190637
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ