A reliability generalization meta-analysis of coefficient alpha for the Maslach burnout inventory

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 231-244

  Wheeler, Denna L ^a   Vassar, Matt ^a   Worley, Jody A ^b   Barnes, Laura L B ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

burnout; MBI; meta analysis; reliability generalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951710851     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: 15523888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164410391579     Document Type: Article

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