%0 Journal Article
%T Measuring burnout and work engagement: Factor structure, invariance, and latent mean differences across Greece and the Netherlands
%A Xanthopoulou
%A D.
%A Bakker
%A A.B.
%A Kantas
%A A.
%A Demerouti
%A E.
%J International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management
%D 2012
%I International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management
%X This study examines the factor structure and invariance of the instruments measuring burnout (Maslach Burnout Inventory - General Survey / MBI-GS) and work engagement (Utrecht Work Engagement Scale / UWES) in a sample of Dutch (N = 162) and Greek (N = 206) employees. Confirmatory factor analyses in both samples supported the superiority of the proposed three-factor structure of both the MBI-GS (exhaustion, cynicism, and reduced professional efficacy) and the UWES (vigor, dedication, and absorption). Alternative two-factor and one-factor models did not show a better fit to the data. In addition, results of multigroup analyses partly supported the invariance of the three-factor model of the MBI-GS, and fully supported the invariance of the three-factor model of the UWES across the two national samples. These results suggest that the MBI-GS and the UWES are not only valid instruments for testing burnout and engagement but also allow comparisons across countries.
%K burnout
%K cross-national study
%K factor structure
%K invariance
%K latent mean differences
%K work engagement
%U http://www.business-and-management.org/download.php?file=2012/7_2--40-52-Xanthopoulou,Bakker,Kantas,Demerouti.pdf