title: Confirmatory factor analysis of the Maslach Burnout Inventory among Florida nurses.
abstract: Burnout among human service professionals, such as nurses, has been studied in various countries for years using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). This paper reports on confirmatory factor analyses using LISREL that examined the factorial validity of the MBI. The sample consisted of 151 registered nurses from west-central Florida. Modifications of the initial hypothesized three-factor structure were necessary to adequately fit the data. Findings are compared to the published normative values for the MBI and to similar studies of European nurses. Recommendations for measurement models of the MBI in future studies that use structural equation modeling techniques are offered.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B Downs Boulervard, Tampa, FL 33612-4766, USA. jbeckste@hsc.usf.edu
authors.forename: Jason W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Beckstead
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003861:Depersonalization / Q000175:diagnosis; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results