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Psychometric Properties of the Italian Version of the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT)

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  • Chiara Consiglio

    (Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine & Psychology Sapienza, University of Rome, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185 Rome, Italy)

  • Greta Mazzetti

    (Department of Education Studies “G. M. Bertin”—Alma Mater Studiorum, Università di Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy)

  • Wilmar B. Schaufeli

    (Research Unit Occupational & Organizational Psychology and Professional Learning, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
    Department of Psychology, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80.140, 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands)

Abstract

The most popular instrument to measure burnout is the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). Recently, to overcome some of the limitations of the MBI, a new instrument has been proposed, namely the Burnout Assessment Tool. The purpose of this study is to examine the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the BAT. This tool is comprised of a set of four core dimensions (BAT-C; i.e., exhaustion, mental distance, cognitive and emotional impairment) and two secondary symptom dimensions (BAT-S; i.e., psychological and psychosomatic complaints). Data were collected on a sample of 738 participants from heterogeneous sectors and professional roles. In the sample women were slightly overrepresented (52.9%), the participants had a mean age of 41.57 years (SD = 10.51) and a mean organizational tenure of 9.65 years (SD = 8.50). The reliability and factorial structure of the BAT-C and BAT-S, together with the convergent and discriminant validity of BAT-C and MBI were explored, as well as the incremental validity to the BAT-C, over and beyond the MBI. Our results confirmed the factorial validity of a two-factor second-order factor model (BAT-C and BAT-S) represented by 4 first-order factors in the case of BAT-C and 2 first-order factors for BAT-S. Results also attested that BAT-C explains additional variance of the BAT-S, above and beyond what is explained by the MBI-GS. All in all, this study provided evidence that the Italian version of BAT represents a reliable and valid tool for measuring burnout in the work context.

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  • Chiara Consiglio & Greta Mazzetti & Wilmar B. Schaufeli, 2021. "Psychometric Properties of the Italian Version of the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT)," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(18), pages 1-21, September.
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