Maslach Burnout Inventory


Maslach Burnout Inventory

The best-studied clinical instrument for assessing job and emotional “burnout”, designed by Maslach and Jackson in the 1970s, which hinges on a three-dimensional description of exhaustion, cynicism and inefficacy; some workers believe exhaustion is the only factor of interest.

Maslach Burnout Inventory

(măz′lăk),

MBI

A series of three surveys of workers' interest in their fields. It consists of : 1. a general survey,2. an educator's survey,3. a human services survey.Each assesses psychological factors such as emotional exhaustion, dehumanization, and sense of personal accomplishment.