Psychometric Properties of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory in a U.S. Sample of Health Care Employees

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Abstract

The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) demonstrates good psychometric properties in prior research in many countries, but almost no research exists using U.S. samples. The current study represents a secondary analysis of existing CBI data from 1,679 U.S. hospital academic health center employees in order to assess CBI scale reliability, discriminant validity, and construct validity. Configural test invariance was examined for professional sub-groups of physicians, nurses/PAs, and ‘other staff’. Confirmatory factor analysis results, reliability statistics and correlations with a measure of meaningful work are presented. Results provide evidence for good reliability and acceptable discriminant and construct validity. Results support the CBI original factor structure and suggest it works well across the range of employees who participate in direct patient care activities.

Authors

• Carol R. Thrush, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

• Timothy Atkinson, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

• Molly M Gathright, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

• Erick L Messias, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

• James A Clardy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences