Validation of the Brazilian version of the 'Spanish Burnout Inventory' in teachers.
OBJECTIVE
To assess factorial validity and internal consistency of the Brazilian version of the 'Spanish Burnout Inventory' (SBI).


METHODS
The translation process of the SBI into Brazilian Portuguese included translation, back translation, and semantic equivalence. A confirmatory factor analysis was carried out using a four-factor model, which was similar to the original SBI. The sample consisted of 714 teachers working in schools in the metropolitan area of the city of Porto Alegre, Southern Brazil, in 2008. The instrument comprises 20 items and four subscales: Enthusiasm towards job (5 items), Psychological exhaustion (4 items), Indolence (6 items), and Guilt (5 items). The model was analyzed using LISREL 8.


RESULTS
Goodness-of-Fit statistics showed that the hypothesized model had adequate fit: chi2(164) = 605.86 (p<0.000); Goodness-of-Fit Index = 0.92; Adjusted Goodness-of-Fit Index = 0.90; Root Mean Square Error of Approximation = 0.062; Nonnormed Fit Index = 0.91; Comparative Fit Index = 0.92; and Parsimony Normed Fit Index = 0.77. Cronbach's alpha measures for all subscales were higher than 0.70.


CONCLUSIONS
The study showed that the SBI has adequate factorial validity and internal consistency to assess burnout in Brazilian teachers.
Gil-Monte
Pedro R
PR
Unidad de Investigación Psicosocial de Conducta Organizacional, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, España. Pedro.Gil-Monte@uv.es
Carlotto
Mary Sandra
MS
Câmara
Sheila Gonçalves
SG
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005178:Faculty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014177:Translations