The burnout assessment tool (BAT): Validation in the Spanish population

BackgroundBurnout has traditionally been viewed as a syndrome consisting of exhaustion, cynicism, and inefficacy, mainly assessed with the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Deep changes at work and workers' experience during the last decades have risen, and conceptual and methodological difficulties within the MBI have become apparent. The Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT) has been recently developed to overcome these flaws.ObjectiveThe present study aims to validate the BAT, in the Spanish population.MethodsWe used two samples (131 and 455 Spanish workers). Its psychometric properties were analyzed by testing its reliability, factorial validity, and convergent validity.ResultsResults showed excellent reliability. CFA results supported the internal structure of the BAT. Finally, convergent validity was obtained as BAT total score significantly correlated with health, anxiety, work ability, and turnover intention.ConclusionsThe present research shows evidence that the BAT can be considered as an adequate tool to measure burnout in Spanish workers.