Validity and reliability of the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey in Sri Lanka

Objectives: The aim of this ecological study was to investigate what the impact of digital learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic was on the burnout and overall mental health (MH) of medical students. Background: During the unprecedented era of the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of countries worldwide adopted very strong measures. Universities closed their doors, and education continued through digital learning lectures. Methods: An anonymous questionnaire was administered to all 189 eligible candidates before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mental health was assessed via the MH domain of the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) and burnout with the Maslach Burnout Inventory—Student Survey (MBI-SS). Results: The overall response rate was 81.5%. The overall burnout prevalence did not differ significantly between the two periods (pre-COVID-19 18.1% vs. COVID-19 18.2%). However, the burnout prevalence dropped significantly in year 4 (pre-COVID-19 40.7% vs. COVID-19 16.7%, p = 0.011), whereas it increased significantly in year 6 (pre-COVID-19 27.6% vs. COVID-19 50%, p = 0.01). When looking at each MBI-SS dimension separately, we found that emotional exhaustion decreased significantly in year 4 but increased in year 6, and cynicism increased in all years. The overall MH deteriorated significantly between the two periods (pre-COVID-19 58.8 ± 21.6 vs. COVID-19 48.3 ± 23, p < 0.001). Conclusions: Digital learning in medical studies carries significant risks. Not only does the MH deteriorate, but cynicism levels also increase. Emotional exhaustion was found to increase particularly in final year students, who struggle with the lack of clinical experience just before they start working as qualified junior doctors.

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Defining the Student Burnout Construct: A Structural Analysis from Three Burnout Inventories

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/14.10.20.pr0.111.6.814-830 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 111 (3) ◽

pp. 814-830 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

João Maroco ◽

Juliana Alvares Duarte Bonini Campos

Keyword(s):

College Student ◽

Structural Analysis ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽

Equation Model ◽

Two Dimensions ◽

Student Survey ◽

Oldenburg Burnout Inventory ◽

Student Burnout ◽

Order Factor

College student burnout has been assessed mainly with the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). However, the construct's definition and measurement with MBI has drawn several criticisms and new inventories have been suggested for the evaluation of the syndrome. A redefinition of the construct of student burnout is proposed by means of a structural equation model, reflecting burnout as a second order factor defined by factors from the MBI–Student Survey (MBI-SS); the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory–Student Survey (CBI-SS) and the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory–Student Survey (OLBI–SS). Standardized regression weights from Burnout to Exhaustion and Cynicism from the MBI-SS scale, Personal Burnout and Studies Related Burnout from the CBI, and Exhaustion and Disengagement from OLBI, show that these factors are strong manifestations of students' burnout. For college students, the burnout construct is best defined by two dimensions described as “physical and psychological exhaustion” and “cynicism and disengagement.”

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Burnout syndrome among undergraduate nursing students at a public university

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/0104-1169.3254.2498 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 22 (6) ◽

pp. 934-941 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Jamila Geri Tomaschewski-Barlem ◽

Valéria Lerch Lunardi ◽

Guilherme Lerch Lunardi ◽

Edison Luiz Devos Barlem ◽

Rosemary Silva da Silveira ◽

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Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Extracurricular Activities ◽

Emotional Exhaustion ◽

Leisure Activities ◽

Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽

Public University ◽

Burnout Syndrome ◽

Student Survey ◽

Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽

Undergraduate Nursing

OBJECTIVE: to investigate the burnout syndrome and its relationship with demographic and academic variables among undergraduate nursing students at a public university in Southern Brazil.METHOD: a quantitative study with 168 students, by applying an adaptation of the Maslach Burnout Inventory - Student Survey, validated for this study. We used descriptive and variance analysis of the data analysis.RESULTS: we found that students do not have the burnout syndrome, manifesting high average scores in Emotional Exhaustion, low in Disbelief and high in Professional Effectiveness; that younger students who perform leisure activities have greater Professional Effectiveness, unlike students in early grades with no extracurricular activities; combining work and studies negatively influenced only the Professional Effectiveness factor, while the intention of giving up influenced negatively Disbelief and Professional Effectiveness factors.CONCLUSION: the situations that lead students to Emotional Exhaustion need to be recognized, considering the specificity of their study environments.

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Validación del cuestionario Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey (MBI-SS) en contexto académico colombiano

CES Psicología ◽

10.21615/cesp.9.1.1 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 1-15 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Christian Hederich-Martínez ◽

Keyword(s):

Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽

Student Survey

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Algunas variables de salud mental asociadas con la propensión al abandono de los estudios universitarios

Psychologia ◽

10.21500/19002386.3466 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 37-46

Author(s):

Carmen Cecilia Caballero Dominguez ◽

Yeison Gallo-Barrera ◽

Yuly Suárez Colorado

Keyword(s):

Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽

Student Survey ◽

Salud Mental ◽

De Medicina ◽

Estudiantes Universitarios

Este estudio tuvo por objetivo establecer la asociación de algunas variables de salud mental (burnout académico, ansiedad rasgo-estado y depresión) sobre la propensión al abandono de los estudios en estudiantes universitarios. Estudio de tipo observacional, analítico, trasversal. La muestra estuvo conformada por 252 estudiantes, distribuidos así: 23% (59) del programa de Enfermería, 39% (99) del programa de Medicina y 37% (94) del programa de Psicología, evaluados a través del Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey, Ansiedad de Rasgo y de Estado, Inventario de Depresión de Beck, y cuestionario de Propensión al Abandono. Los resultados indican que la ansiedad estado (OR= 2.944 [1.712 – 5.065], p= 0.000) predice la propensión al abandono en universitarios. Se concluye que la ansiedad estado es un factor de riesgo para la propensión al abandono, por tanto, se recomienda el fortalecimiento de los recursos personales desde la autoeficacia y la incorporación de la familia desde el inicio de la vida universiaria.

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Evaluation of the Persian Version of Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey among Iranian Nurses: Validity and Reliability

Galen Medical Journal ◽

10.31661/gmj.v7i0.995 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

pp. e995

Author(s):

Saba Moalemi ◽

Zahra Kavoosi ◽

Najimeh Beygi ◽

Azizallah Deghan ◽

Aliasghar Karimi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Factor Analysis ◽

Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽

Health Care System ◽

Human Services ◽

Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Persian Version ◽

Care System

Background: Nursing is a critical job in the health care system. However, nurses suffering from poor job conditions suffer from job dissatisfaction, eventually causing burnout. This is a very important concern for the health care system because the turnover of nurses leads to a waste of money and time of this system. Therefore, nurse managers need to find a way to measure and reduce the burnout. The Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) is a famous inventory to measure the job burnout in human services. This study aimed to measure the validity and reliability of the Persian version of MBI-HSS. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted in two hospitals of Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fars Province, Iran, in July 2017. Nurses participated with their own discretion in this study and filled the MBI-HSS themselves. The questionnaire consisted of 22 items comprising three dimensions. Exploratory factor analysis and Cronbach’s alpha were performed in this study using Stata software, version 12. Results: Overall, 200 nurses were included in this study, with a mean age of 29.48 ± 6 years. The result of the exploratory factor analysis showed that the weight of each item in its own dimension was greater than 0.4 or another dimension. Also, the Cronbach’s alpha for 3 dimensions was greater than 0.7. Conclusions: Our study showed that the Persian version of MBI-HSS has sufficient validity and reliability, similar to that of the original version, for the measurement of burnout in Persian speakers of human services workers.[GMJ.2018;7:e995]

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Burnout in dental students: effectiveness of different methods

Revista de Odontologia da UNESP ◽

10.1590/s1807-25772013000500002 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 42 (5) ◽

pp. 324-329 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Juliana Alvares Duarte Bonini Campos ◽

Paula Cristina Jordani ◽

Miriane Lucindo Zucoloto ◽

Fernanda Salloume Sampaio Bonafé ◽

João Maroco

Keyword(s):

Undergraduate Students ◽

Gold Standard ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Roc Curves ◽

Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽

Dental Students ◽

Burnout Syndrome ◽

Screening Methods ◽

Student Survey ◽

Adequate Reliability

OBJECTIVE: This study was proposed to estimate the effectiveness of different screening methods of the Burnout Syndrome among dental students. MATERIAL AND METHOD: The Burnout Syndrome assessment was performed using the Oldenburg Inventory-Student survey (OLBI-SS) and the Copenhagen Inventory-Student survey (CBI‑SS). The Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student survey (MBI-SS) was used as the gold standard. The psychometric properties of the instruments were measured. The second-order hierarchical model was estimated to calculate the overall scores for OLBI-SS and CBI-SS, and ROC curves were constructed and the areas were estimated (AUROC). RESULT: A total of 235 undergraduate students participated in this study. The instruments showed an adequate reliability and validity; however three questions had to be removed from OLBI-SS and one from CBI-SS. The Exhaustion dimension of OLBI-SS, and Personal Burnout and Study related Burnout of CBI-SS presented a good discriminating capacity. CONCLUSION: CBI-SS showed higher discriminating capacity, than OLBI-SS, to identify the Burnout Syndrome (DAUROC=.172 [.103-.240]; p<.05).

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