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Maslach Burnout Inventory

The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) is the most widely used instrument for measuring occupational burnout—a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment in response to chronic workplace stress. Developed by Christina Maslach and Susan Jackson in the early 1980s, the MBI has become the standard reference for burnout assessment in research, occupational health, and clinical practice across helping professions and other high-stress occupations.

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Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI)
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / social-psychology
  • Maslach, C., & Jackson, S. E. (1981). The measurement of experienced burnout. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 2(2), 99–113. · DOI 10.1002/job.4030020205
  • Maslach, C. (1982). Burnout: The cost of caring. Prentice Hall. · ISBN 978-0131089784
  • Schaufeli, W. B., Leiter, M. P., & Maslach, C. (2009). Burnout: 35 years of research and practice. Career Development International, 14(3), 204–220. · DOI 10.1108/13620430910966406
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