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Journal of Applied Sciences

Year: 2015 | Volume: 15 | Issue: 4 | Page No.: 661-667
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2015.661.667
Validity and Reliability of Burnout Scale for Malaysian Students
Zalizan M. Jelas, Norzaini Azman and Hutkemri

Abstract: This study aimed to develop a burnout scale for school students in Malaysia by confirming its validity and reliability. Burnout is a condition in which the students feel an excessive of workload in meeting expectations set by themselves, their parents and the school. This study involved 2,359 school children in Malaysia. This study was to confirm the validity and reliability of the instrument for 9 items burnout scale. Five-point scale items used in this study. The AMOS 18.0 was used for Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) to examine the burnout scale in school. The results showed all criteria of the congruity index have been met. Two factors had emerged with 9 items and were named as student’s Exhaustion (5 items) and Cynicism (4 items). These two factors indicated the reliability of the constructs and the variance value could be accepted. This study successfully produced a burnout scale in the context of school children in Malaysia. Each of the factors can be measured separately depending on the context of the research. The school burnout measurement model can also be a starting point for future study at the school level.

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Zalizan M. Jelas, Norzaini Azman and Hutkemri , 2015. Validity and Reliability of Burnout Scale for Malaysian Students. Journal of Applied Sciences, 15: 661-667.

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