Publication details
Revisiting a global burnout score with the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT) across nine country samples
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| Year of publication | 2026 |
| Type | Peer-reviewed scientific article |
| Magazine / Source | European Journal of Psychological Assessment |
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| Citation | |
| web | https://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/epdf/10.1027/1015-5759/a000839 |
| Doi | https://doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759/a000839 |
| Keywords | burnout; measurement invariance; equivalence; bifactor exploratory structural equation modeling; occupational depression |
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| Description | Studies published on the validity of the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT), a novel burnout instrument, have gained traction in the literature over recent years. The BAT has been successfully shown to be equivalent across representative samples when modeled as a second order/higher-order model. However, this specification is not free of criticism and the bifactor approach has been presented as the alternative model specification. Therefore, a study investigating the construct-relevant multidimensionality of the BAT across many representative samples is warranted to reassess a global burnout factor (n = 9,041). We implemented bifactor exploratory structural equation modeling to ascertain the relevance of a global burnout factor and specific component factors (bifactor-ESEM). According to the standardized loadings and McDonald’s ? coefficients, the results showed that the bifactor-ESEM model had a strong global burnout factor with relevant specific factors beyond the global factor. The model also showed measurement invariance across countries and genders. We also present a figure that compares the global burnout mean scores of the countries. All in all, the results of this study reaffirmed that BAT-assessed burnout can be modeled with an equivalent global burnout score across conditions. |