New cross-national article on the Burnout Assessment Tool
We tested whether a short 12‑question survey called the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT‑12) measures burnout in the same way in many different countries. We used data from 29,433 working adults in 29 countries across six continents. The results showed that the questions worked very similarly across countries, which means scores can be compared fairly between […]
New paper on secondary burnout symptoms
The burnout syndrome is conceptualized as a work-related psychological condition primarily marked by persistent exhaustion, emotional and cognitive impairment, and mental distancing. In addition to these core dimensions, burnout may give rise to secondary symptoms, including psychological distress, psychosomatic complaints, and depressive mood. The Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT) includes specific measures for both primary and […]
New paper about the BAT and the dynamics of its subscales
Given the increasing number of employees reporting burnout complaints and the negative outcomes associated with these complaints, both researchers and practitioners are interested in understanding how burnout develops over time. Despite previous efforts to elucidate burnout’s internal dynamics, our knowledge remains limited. By leveraging several theoretical models and previous empirical studies, we proposed six competing […]
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 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 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) […]
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 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 […]
New article on the BAT-General Version
Objective:: To analyze the validity evidence of the BAT-General version in a sample of Brazilian nursing workers. Method:: A cross-sectional study design with a non-probability sampling method was used among 3594 Brazilian nursing workers. The validity evidence was assessed by means of analysis based on the internal structure, on the relations to external variables, and […]
New article on the Burnout Assessmen Tool (BAT) – burn-out levels in 9 countries
Studies published on the validity of the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT), a novel burnout instrument, have gained traction in the literature over recent years. The BAT has been successfully shown to be equivalent across representative samples when modelled as a second-order/higher-order model. However, this specification is not free of criticism and the bifactor approach has […]