The Ecuadorian Version of the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT): Adaptation and Validation

Andrea M. Vinueza-Solórzano, Cecilia Alexandra Portalanza-Chavarría, Clarissa P. P. de Freitas, Wilmar B. Schaufeli, Hans De Witte, Claudio S. Hutz and Ana Claudia Souza Vazquez
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Andrea M. Vinueza-Solórzano: Department of Psychology, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90050-170, RS, Brazil
Cecilia Alexandra Portalanza-Chavarría: Research Center, University Espiritu Santo, Samborondón 09-01-952, Ecuador
Clarissa P. P. de Freitas: Department of Psychology, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 22451-900, RJ, Brazil
Wilmar B. Schaufeli: Research Group Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology, FPPW, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Hans De Witte: Research Group Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology, FPPW, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Claudio S. Hutz: Department of Psychology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90035-002, RS, Brazil
Ana Claudia Souza Vazquez: Department of Psychology, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90050-170, RS, Brazil

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 13, 1-15

Abstract: This study aimed to adapt and show evidence of validity for the Ecuadorian version of the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT) considering only its “core” dimensions. The adaptation process included its translation and back translation. For content validation, expert reviews and focus groups were carried out. A confirmatory factor analysis was used to identify the psychometric properties and dimensionality of the scale. The reliability of the scale was assessed through the alpha, omega and composite reliability indices. To carry out the study, the questionnaire was applied to a sample of workers with a high level of education in Ecuador. In total, 2237 respondents were considered in the analysis. The results showed that the hierarchical model for BAT-23 and its short version, the BAT-12 scale, is the most adequate structure for analysis of the construct in the Ecuadorian context. The reliability of the general factor of burnout and its dimensions, evaluated by composite reliability, omega and Cronbach’s alpha, showed satisfactory indices. The findings obtained provide support for the reliability and validity of the Burnout Assessment Tool for the Ecuadorian context.

Keywords: Burnout Assessment Tool; adaptation; factorial validity; reliability; construct validity (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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