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- Burnout is defined as emotional exhaustion, cynicism, and reduced personal efficacy, gaining attention after being recognized in the WHO's ICD-11 list in 2019.
- The study reports on the psychometric properties of the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI) among Portuguese aircraft maintenance technicians, marking the first research on burnout in this specific occupational group.
- Findings indicate that the OLBI is a reliable and valid tool for measuring burnout, which significantly correlates with mental and physical fatigue, highlighting its importance for safety in the aviation industry.
Article Abstract
From its initial conceptualization as emotional exhaustion, cynicism, and reduced personal efficacy for the help professions, burnout has received increasing attention in modern times, especially after the 2019 WHO's inclusion of this syndrome in the ICD-11 list. Burnout can be measured using several psychometric instruments that range in dimensionality, number of items, copyrighted, and free use formats. Here, we report the psychometric properties of data gathered with the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI) in a sample of Portuguese Aircraft maintenance technicians. As far as we know, this is the first study addressing the burnout syndrome in this occupational group. Data gathered with the OLBI displayed good evidence of validity related to internal structure, to other variables, with good evidence of reliability. We showed that burnout significantly correlated with mental and physical fatigue emphasizing the vital critical role that these variables play with safety in the aviation industry.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8716404 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.725099 | DOI Listing |
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