Psychometric Properties and Measurement Invariance of the Maslach Burnout Inventory–General Survey in Colombia

Diana M. Bravo, Juan C. Suárez-Falcón, Javier M. Bianchi, Miguel A. Segura-Vargas and Francisco J. Ruiz
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Diana M. Bravo: Faculty of Psychology, Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz, Bogotá 110231, Colombia
Juan C. Suárez-Falcón: Faculty of Psychology, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), 28040 Madrid, Spain
Javier M. Bianchi: Faculty of Psychology, Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz, Bogotá 110231, Colombia
Miguel A. Segura-Vargas: Faculty of Psychology, Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz, Bogotá 110231, Colombia
Francisco J. Ruiz: Faculty of Psychology, Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz, Bogotá 110231, Colombia

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 10, 1-13

Abstract: The Maslach Burnout Inventory–General Survey (MBI-GS) is a widely used scale that measures burnout in the general professions. Debate persists regarding the factor structure of the MBI-GS, and there is scarce empirical evidence about the reliability, validity, and measurement invariance of the MBI-GS in Spanish-speaking samples. Moreover, the psychometric properties of the MBI-GS have not been analyzed in Colombia. This study aimed to analyze the internal consistency, factor structure, measurement invariance, and convergent validity of the MBI-GS in a large sample of Colombian workers. The MBI-GS was administered to a total sample of 978 workers from three private companies in Bogotá (66.9% males, 32.7% females, 0.4% other). All subscales showed adequate internal consistency (alphas ranging from 0.72 to 0.86). The three-factor model demonstrated a very good fit to the data (root mean square error of approximation ? RMSEA = 0.05, comparative fit index ? CFI = 0.99, non-normed fit index ? NNFI = 0.98, and standardized root mean square residual ? SRMR = 0.06). The measurement invariance both at a metric and scalar level was supported across gender, age group, and socioeconomic status. The MBI-GS subscales showed the expected correlations with job satisfaction, work engagement, psychological distress, and psychological inflexibility. In conclusion, the Spanish version of the MBI-GS demonstrated good psychometric properties in a Colombian sample.

Keywords: burnout; Maslach Burnout Inventory–General Survey; confirmatory factor analysis; measurement invariance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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