论文信息 - Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Reliability of the Chinese Version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory among Guidance Teachers in Hong Kong

Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Reliability of the Chinese Version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory among Guidance Teachers in Hong Kong

In 1995 Chan and Hui examined the responses of a sample of Chinese teachers on the Maslach Burnout Inventory and recommended a possible 2-factor rather than the original 3-factor model for the assessment of burnout among Chinese teachers. In the present study, the factor structure of responses to the Chinese version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory in a sample of 1,398 Chinese secondary school guidance teachers was examined using the EQS approach to confirmatory factor analysis. The results showed that a 3-factor model (Emotional Exhaustion, Depersonalization, and Personal Accomplishment) provided the best fit, with the first two factors highly correlated (r = .80). Internal consistencies for the subscales ranged from .80 to .88.

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