Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educators Survey among elementary and secondary school teachers in Cyprus

Stress and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-33

  Kokkinos, Constantinos M ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Greek Cypriot teachers; Maslach Burnout Inventory; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; DEPERSONALIZATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GREECE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; TEACHER; VALIDITY;

EID: 33644759617     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1079     Document Type: Article

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