TY - JOUR
T1 - Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT)
T2 - Validity Evidence from Brazil and Portugal
AU - Sinval, Jorge
AU - Vazquez, Ana Claudia S.
AU - Hutz, Claudio Simon
AU - Schaufeli, Wilmar B.
AU - Silva, Sílvia
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding: Jorge Sinval: This work was produced with the support of INCD, and it was funded by FCT I.P. under the project Advanced Computing Project CPCA/A0/7417/2020, platform Stratus. Ana Claudia S. Vazquez: This work was supported by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development—CNPq. Jorge Sinval, and Sílvia Silvia: This work was supported by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, grant UIDB/00315/2020.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022/2/1
Y1 - 2022/2/1
N2 - The Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT) has been gaining increased attention as a sound and innovative instrument in its conceptualization of burnout. BAT has been adapted for several countries, revealing promising validity evidence. This paper aims to present the psychometric properties of the Brazilian and Portuguese versions of the BAT in both the 23-item and 12-item versions. BAT’s validity evidence based on the internal structure (dimensionality, reliability, and measurement invariance) and validity evidence based on the relations to other variables are the focus of research. A cross-sectional study was conducted with two non-probabilistic convenience samples from two countries (N = 3103) one from Brazil (nBrazil = 2217) and one from Portugal (nPortugal = 886). BAT’s original structure was confirmed, and it achieved measurement invariance across countries. Using both classic test theory and item response theory as frameworks, the BAT presented good validity evidence based on the internal structure. Furthermore, the BAT showed good convergent evidence (i.e., work engagement, co-worker support, role clarity, work overload, and negative change). In conclusion, the psychometric properties of the BAT make this freely available instrument a promising way to measure and compare burnout levels of Portuguese and Brazilian workers.
AB - The Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT) has been gaining increased attention as a sound and innovative instrument in its conceptualization of burnout. BAT has been adapted for several countries, revealing promising validity evidence. This paper aims to present the psychometric properties of the Brazilian and Portuguese versions of the BAT in both the 23-item and 12-item versions. BAT’s validity evidence based on the internal structure (dimensionality, reliability, and measurement invariance) and validity evidence based on the relations to other variables are the focus of research. A cross-sectional study was conducted with two non-probabilistic convenience samples from two countries (N = 3103) one from Brazil (nBrazil = 2217) and one from Portugal (nPortugal = 886). BAT’s original structure was confirmed, and it achieved measurement invariance across countries. Using both classic test theory and item response theory as frameworks, the BAT presented good validity evidence based on the internal structure. Furthermore, the BAT showed good convergent evidence (i.e., work engagement, co-worker support, role clarity, work overload, and negative change). In conclusion, the psychometric properties of the BAT make this freely available instrument a promising way to measure and compare burnout levels of Portuguese and Brazilian workers.
KW - Brazil
KW - Burnout
KW - Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT)
KW - Cross-cultural adaptation
KW - Measurement invariance
KW - Multi-occupational
KW - Portugal
KW - Psychometrics
KW - Rasch analysis
KW - Validity evidence
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U2 - 10.3390/ijerph19031344
DO - 10.3390/ijerph19031344
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85123347461
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 19
SP - 1
EP - 25
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
IS - 3
M1 - 1344
ER -