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Examining factor structure of Maslach burnout inventory among nurses in Taiwan
Author(s) -
LEE HUANFANG,
CHIEN TSAIRWEI,
YEN MIAOFEN
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of nursing management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2834
pISSN - 0966-0429
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2012.01427.x
Subject(s) - burnout , exploratory factor analysis , confirmatory factor analysis , psychology , variance (accounting) , nursing , test (biology) , sample (material) , goodness of fit , clinical psychology , structural equation modeling , psychometrics , medicine , statistics , business , paleontology , chemistry , mathematics , accounting , chromatography , biology
lee h.‐f., chien t.‐w. & yen m. (2013) Journal of Nursing Management 21 , 648–656 Examining factor structure of Maslach burnout inventory among nurses in Taiwan Aim To investigate the factorial structure of a Chinese version of the MBI‐HSS for nurses in Taiwan. Background Previous studies have presented different factorial structures using the Maslach burnout inventory‐human services survey (MBI‐HSS). Methods Secondary data analysis was implemented to explore the factor structure of MBI‐HSS using exploratory factor analysis. Confirmatory factor analysis was then performed to verify the modified structure for nurses in Taiwan. Results The EFA found that three factors explaining 57% of the variance were extracted, and 20 of the 22 items were retained. The goodness‐of‐fit test was performed using the CFA approach, and it was verified that the modified version of MBI‐HSS is a suitable instrument for measuring burnout for nurses in Taiwan. Conclusions A nationwide sample confirmed the factorial structure of MBI‐HSS for nurses in Taiwan with a three‐dimension, 20‐item assessment, and the variance was not diminished in this sample. Implications for nursing management These findings demonstrate that the modified version of MBI‐HSS provides a suitable instrument for measuring burnout for nurses in Taiwan. Therefore, the modified version of MBI‐HSS can be used to compare burnout of nurses across cultures, providing valuable information for policies or preventions in the future.