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Burnout Assessment Tool for Students (BAT-S): evidence of validity in a Chilean sample of undergraduate university students

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This brief report examines both within-network and between-network construct validity of the Burnout Assessment Tool for Students (BAT-S) in a sample of 461 Chilean undergraduate university students (70.9% female) ranging between 18 and 58 years old (M = 21.6, SD = 4.34). The reliability analysis results showed adequate internal consistency for the overall burnout score and for each dimension. In addition, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) supported a second-order factor (academic burnout) and four first-order factors (exhaustion, mental distance, cognitive impairment, and emotional impairment) solution. Moreover, the results of multiple-group CFA supported gender invariance. Finally, structural equation model (SEM) analysis showed that academic resources and academic demands are associated with academic burnout. Overall, the BAT-S was found to be a reliable and valid tool to assess academic burnout in chilean sample of undergraduate university students.

Source: Frontiers in Psychology

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1434412

Authors: Marcos Carmona-Halty, Karina Alarcón-Castillo, Carla Semir-González, Geraldy Sepúlveda-Páez, Wilmar B. Schaufeli

Institutions: University of Tarapacá, Utrecht University, KU Leuven

Language: English

Topic: Stress and Burnout Research

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,295