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Factor structure of the Maslach Burnout Inventory among Finnish nursing staff
Author(s) -
Kanste Outi,
Miettunen Jouko,
Kyngäs Helvi
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
nursing and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.563
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1442-2018
pISSN - 1441-0745
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2006.00283.x
Subject(s) - burnout , depersonalization , emotional exhaustion , nursing , exploratory factor analysis , confirmatory factor analysis , psychology , nursing staff , psychometrics , medicine , clinical psychology , structural equation modeling , statistics , mathematics
The purpose of the study was to investigate the factor structure of the Maslach Burnout Inventory – Human Services Survey (MBI‐HSS) among Finnish nursing staff. Although the factorial validity of the MBI‐HSS has been studied across different countries, the factor structure has never been investigated among Finnish nursing staff. The data were gathered by postal questionnaires from nursing staff working in health‐care organizations around Finland. The sample consisted of 627 nurses and nurse managers. The factor structure was studied by using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The fit of the hypothesized three‐factor model to the data was superior to the alternative one‐factor and two‐factor models. The three‐factor structure (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, reduced personal accomplishment) showed the best fit, while the internal consistencies of the subscales were satisfactory. The MBI‐HSS is a highly suitable instrument for measuring burnout among nursing staff and it is very applicable to Finnish health‐care research.