TY - JOUR
T1 - Measuring burnout and work engagement
T2 - Factor structure, invariance, and latent mean differences across Greece and the Netherlands
AU - Xanthopoulou, Despoina
AU - Bakker, Arnold B.
AU - Kantas, Aristotelis
AU - Demerouti, Evangelia
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84875878307
SN - 1753-0296
VL - 7
SP - 40
EP - 52
JO - International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management
JF - International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management
IS - 2
ER -