Development and validation of the Granada Burnout Questionnaire in Spanish police

Emilia Inmaculada de la Fuente Solana ; Luis Manuel Lozano Fernández ^[1] ; Eduardo García Cueto ^[1] ; Concepción San Luis Costas ; Cristina Vargas Pecino ; Gustavo Raúl Cañadas de la Fuente ; Guillermo Arturo Cañadas de la Fuente ; Ronald K. Hambleton
1. [1] Universidad de Oviedo
  
  Universidad de Oviedo
  
  Oviedo, España
Localización: International journal of clinical and health psychology, ISSN 1697-2600, Vol. 13, Nº. 3, 2013, págs. 216-225
Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
- The goal of the present study is to develop a questionnaire, with proper psychometric properties and current norms, to evaluate the burnout syndrome in Spain. The operative definition of burnout proposed by Maslach and Jackson is used to define three dimensions (Emotional exhaustion, Depersonalization and Personal accomplishment). A total of 2,403 national Spanish police participated. Evidence of construct validity was checked through cross validation (showing a good fit of the three factors model to the data). Using the MBI, NEO-FII and CECAD evidence of convergent validity and criteria validity were developed (showing that the relations are similar to the ones that appear in other research). The discrimination, mean, standard deviation, and typical error of the average of the items composing the various dimensions were analyzed. Both the Cronbach´s alpha coefficient and the conditional standard error of measurement (CSEM) were calculated for each of the dimensions. The results showed good internal consistency (all ? values > .85). Finally, the questionnaire was scaled using T scores. The psychometrical properties reported here support the use of this new questionnaire for the burnout evaluation in Spanish police.