The aim of this study was to investigate the measurement invariance of the Burnout
Assessment Tool (BAT) across seven cross-national representative samples. In this study, burnout
was modeled as a second-order factor in line with the conceptual definition as a syndrome. The
combined sample consisted of 10,138 participants from countries in Europe and Japan. The data
were treated as ordered categorical in nature and a series of models were tested to find evidence for
invariance. Specifically, theta parameterization was used in conjunction with the weighted least
squares (mean- and variance adjusted) estimation method. The results showed supportive evidence
that BAT-assessed burnout was invariant across the samples, so that cross-country comparison
would be justifiable. Comparison of effect sizes of the latent means between countries showed that
Japan had a significantly higher score on overall burnout and all the first-order factors compared to
the European countries. The European countries all scored similarly on overall burnout with no
significant difference but for some minor differences in first-order factors between some of the
European countries. All in all, the analyses of the data provided evidence that the BAT is invariant
across the countries for meaningful comparisons of burnout scores.
Metadata
Item Type:
Article (Published)
Refereed:
Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:
burnout; measurement invariance; work overload; work-related well-being; structural equation modeling
KU Leuven (C3-project C32/15/003 – Development and validation of a questionnaire to assess burnout), Finnish Work Environment Fund, grant number 190126, FCT and FEDER under the project 22153-01/SAICT/2016
ID Code:
25162
Deposited On:
10 Nov 2020 17:24 by
Thomas Murtagh
. Last Modified 10 Nov 2020 17:24