Examining factor structure of Maslach burnout inventory among nurses in Taiwan: Factor structure of MBI for nurses
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AIM: To investigate the factorial structure of a Chinese version of the MBI-HSS for nurses in Taiwan. BACKGROUND Previous studies have presented different factorial structures using the Maslach burnout inventory-human services survey (MBI-HSS). METHODS: Secondary data analysis was implemented to explore the factor structure of MBI-HSS using exploratory factor analysis. Confirmatory factor analysis was then performed to verify the modified structure for nurses in Taiwan. RESULTS: The EFA found that three factors explaining 57% of the variance were extracted, and 20 of the 22 items were retained. The goodness-of-fit test was performed using the CFA approach, and it was verified that the modified version of MBI-HSS is a suitable instrument for measuring burnout for nurses in Taiwan. CONCLUSIONS: A nationwide sample confirmed the factorial structure of MBI-HSS for nurses in Taiwan with a three-dimension, 20-item assessment, and the variance was not diminished in this sample. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: These findings demonstrate that the modified version of MBI-HSS provides a suitable instrument for measuring burnout for nurses in Taiwan. Therefore, the modified version of MBI-HSS can be used to compare burnout of nurses across cultures, providing valuable information for policies or preventions in the future.
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The MBI-HSS is used in various cultural contexts and languages.
“The 22-question Maslach Burnout Inventory contains three dimensions, which assess emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP), and a sense of personal accomplishment (PA), and the MBI service survey is used in various cultural contexts and language [39,40,41,42,43]; however, to the best of our current knowledge, there is a gap in the literature regarding the validation of the MBI in Arabic”
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- Authors
- LEE, H.-F., CHIEN, T.-W., & YEN, M.
- Affiliations
- Chi Mei Medical Center (TW)
- Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science (TW)
- National Cheng Kung University (TW)
- Venue
- Journal of Nursing Management
- Publisher
- Hindawi Limited
- Published
- 2012-07-07
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 648-656
- ISSN
- 0966-0429 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1720359923
- Cited by
- 44
- References
- 32
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 3 · 2014: 5
- FWCI
- 2.41
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Nursing Management (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Burnout
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Keywords
- Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey, burnout, nurses, factor structure, Chinese version, psychometric validation, cross-cultural measurement, Taiwan
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Burnout, Professional, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Humans, Male, Nurses, Personality Inventory, Psychometrics, Surveys and Questionnaires, Taiwan, Reproducibility of Results
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