Longitudinal factorial invariance of the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey among employees with job-related psychological health problems

Stress and Health

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 347-352

  Mäkikangas, Anne ^a   Hätinen, Marja ^b   Kinnunen, Ulla ^c   Pekkonen, Mika ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b Peurunka Medical Rehabilitation Ctr   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

burnout; factor structure; longitudinal factorial invariance; MBI GS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASLACH BURNOUT INVENTORY GENERAL SURVEY; MENTAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE;

EID: 80053498783     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1381     Document Type: Article

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