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Validez factorial de la adaptación al español del Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey

Pedro R. Gil-monte

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GerontologyFactoriallcsh:Public aspects of medicineVarimax rotationEspañaApplied psychologyPublic Health Environmental and Occupational Healthlcsh:RA1-1270Spanish versioncuestionarioBurnoutFactor iisalud ocupacionalvalidezEnglish versionPsychological testinganálisis factorialFactorial analysisPsychology

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Objective. To explore the factorial structure of a Spanish version of the “Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey” (MBI-GS). Material and Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 1999 among 149 municipal policemen in Tenerife, Spain. A questionnaire was applied to collect data on Professional Efficacy, Cynicism, and Burnout. Data were analyzed using factorial analysis and principal components with Varimax rotation. Results. Four factors had eigenvalues greater than 1; Factor 1 gouped Professional Efficacy items, Factor II grouped three Cynicism items. Further analysis was conducted to limit extraction to three factors. The factorial solution replicated the distribution of items in the questionnaire manual. Conclusions. Study results whow that the Spanish version of the questionnaire is valid and reliable. The English version of this paper is available at: http:/ /www.insp.mx/salud/index.html

https://doi.org/10.1590/s0036-36342002000100005