New publication on burnout and work engagement in European hospital nurses
Aim: Using dominance analysis, this study aimed to investigate the relative importance of specific job demands and job resources for burnout and work engagement among 4,951 direct care nurses from 64 general acute care hospitals in Belgium (13), Germany (20), Ireland (15), Norway (1), Sweden (4), and England (11). Results: In line with the Job […]
New paper on the measurement of workload
Workload can be understood as a work characteristic, defined by having much to do in little time. However, workload is subjective: what feels like a high workload to one person may not feel the same to another. This article differentiates between the perception of workload itself and its appraisal as (too) high, just right, or […]
New paper on the Brazilian BAT
This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT-Brazil), a new measure of burnout. To assess validity evidence, the BAT-23 was administered to a sample of 2,223 Brazilian participants, while the BAT-12 was completed by 4,022 participants. Both samples included workers from the five regions of […]
New article on employee well-being in Dutch University Medical Centres
Introduction: Maintaining a healthy workforce is crucial for safe, high-quality care. To enhance well-being and engagement in Dutch university medical centres (UMCs), an overview of staff well-being and job perceptions is needed first. Surveys are widely used to improve working conditions, but varying questionnaires hinder a comprehensive view. This study aimed to evaluate the content […]
New paper on burnout diagnosis, BAT and sickness absence
Despite the increasing recognition of burnout, surprisingly little research has examined sickness absence specifically related to burnout and related diagnoses. This study therefore addressed the following research questions: (1) What is the duration of sickness absence associated with stress-related diagnoses made by occupational physicians? (2) Who provides treatment to these employees during their absence? (3) […]
Letter to the Editor on Burnout
Letter to the editor of Occupational Medicine — Burnout reflections: Musings on Bianchi and Schonfeld’s five focal areas (download)
New article on the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT)
The aim of this study was to conduct a reliability generalisation meta-analysis (RGMA) for the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT) on its original and shortened versions based on Cronbach’s alpha and McDonald’s omega. A systematic search was carried out on six databases, where 56 articles were included in the analyses. Results based on random-effects models show […]
New article on burnout, negative affect and work-related ruminations
Objective: The study aims to examine the relationship between daily negative affect and rumination in the context of work and to verify their mediating roles in the process of burnout. Design: A classic longitudinal design with two measurement points for burnout was combined with 10 daily online assessments of negative affect and rumination among 235 […]
New contribution to discussion about burnout
In their article, Bianchi and Schonfeld (2025, “Beliefs about burnout”, Work & Stress), burnout discuss three beliefs about burnout and state that these “rest on insufficient evidence”: (1) burnout is primarily predicted by work-related factors; (2) a burnout epidemic exists; and (3) burnout can be differentiated from depression. We argue that the authors’ presentation of […]
New article on the Chilean version of the Burnout Assessment Tool for Students (BAT-S)
This report examines both within-network and between-network construct validity of the Burnout Assessment Tool for Students (BAT-S) in a sample of 461 Chilean undergraduate university students (70.9% female) ranging between 18 and 58 years old (M = 21.6, SD = 4.34). The reliability analysis results showed adequate internal consistency for the overall burnout score and […]