A five‐sample confirmatory factor analytic study of burnout‐depression overlap
R Bianchi, IS Schonfeld…�- Journal of Clinical�…, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
R Bianchi, IS Schonfeld, J Verkuilen
Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2020•Wiley Online LibraryObjective It has been asserted that burnout—a condition ascribed to unresolvable job stress—
should not be mistaken for a depressive syndrome. In this confirmatory factor analytic study,
the validity of this assertion was examined. Methods Five samples of employed individuals,
recruited in Switzerland and France, were mobilized for this study (N= 3,113). Burnout
symptoms were assessed with the Shirom–Melamed Burnout Measure, the Maslach Burnout
Inventory (MBI)—General Survey, and the MBI for Educators. Depressive symptoms were�…
should not be mistaken for a depressive syndrome. In this confirmatory factor analytic study,
the validity of this assertion was examined. Methods Five samples of employed individuals,
recruited in Switzerland and France, were mobilized for this study (N= 3,113). Burnout
symptoms were assessed with the Shirom–Melamed Burnout Measure, the Maslach Burnout
Inventory (MBI)—General Survey, and the MBI for Educators. Depressive symptoms were�…
Objective
It has been asserted that burnout—a condition ascribed to unresolvable job stress—should not be mistaken for a depressive syndrome. In this confirmatory factor analytic study, the validity of this assertion was examined.
Methods
Five samples of employed individuals, recruited in Switzerland and France, were mobilized for this study (N = 3,113). Burnout symptoms were assessed with the Shirom–Melamed Burnout Measure, the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI)—General Survey, and the MBI for Educators. Depressive symptoms were measured with the PHQ‐9.
Results
In all five samples, the latent factors pertaining to burnout's components correlated on average more highly with the latent Depression factor than with each other, even with fatigue‐related items removed from the PHQ‐9. Second‐order factor analyses indicated that the latent Depression factor and the latent factors pertaining to burnout's components were reflective of the same overarching factor.
Conclusions
This study suggests that the burnout‐depression distinction is artificial.
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