Psychometric study of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI-SS) in the Ecuadorian university context

Marcos Zumárraga-Espinosa; Gabriela Cevallos-Pozo

doi:10.5093/anyes2023a9

Psychometric study of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI-SS) in the Ecuadorian university context

Marcos Zumárraga-Espinosa
, Gabriela Cevallos-Pozo

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Abstract

The present instrumental study examines the psychometric properties of the Maslach Burnout Inventory - Student Survey (MBI-SS) in a sample of 361 undergraduate psychology students at a private Ecuadorian university, Quito campus. Data collection was carried out virtually during the confinement phase due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on a reduced version of 14 items of the MBI-SS, the main results of the validation process are the following: a) the three-factor model (burnout, cynicism and academic inefficacy) presents a satisfactory fit to the data; b) all subscales of the instrument have good levels of reliability; c) the subscales of the MBI-SS are negatively correlated with the variable study satisfaction, providing evidence of nomological validity; and d) the MBI-SS has strong factorial invariance regarding to the sex of the students. As a whole, the collection of validity evidence allows us to conclude that the MBI-SS, considering the established measurement model, is a valid, useful and reliable instrument to measure and evaluate academic burnout within the Ecuadorian university context.

Translated title of the contribution	Estudio psicométrico del Inventario de Burnout Académico de Maslach (MBI-SS) en el contexto universitario ecuatoriano
Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	78-87
Number of pages	10
Journal	Ansiedad y Estres
Volume	29
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5093/anyes2023a9
State	Published - 2023

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Academic burnout
Ecuador
Factor structure
Psychometrics
University
Validity

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