Citation

Leiter MP, Schaufeli WB. Anxiety Stress Coping 1996; 9(3): 229-243.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10615809608249404

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study assessed the extent to which a recently developed measure of burnout extended the concept of burnout as developed among human service providers to people in other occupations. The study replicated a factor structure derived from a study of aircraft maintenance workers, computer programmers, and administrators with staff in various occupations across two health care settings: a tertiary care hospital (N=3,312) and a residential mental health facility (N=417). Within the larger setting the analysis replicated the factor structure with four occupational groups: clerical/maintenance workers, technical personnel, nurses, and managers. The study found support for the validity of the scale through its consistency with the issues that participants raised in an open-ended questionnaire. Conceptual issues in burnout theory and suggestions for further research are presented.