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Work: attitudes and wellbeing

Shirom-Melamed Burnout Measure.

SMBM

What it measures
Burnout as depletion of energetic resources (Conservation of Resources theory): Physical Fatigue, Emotional Exhaustion, Cognitive Weariness.
Length and format
14 (also 12- and 8-item variants). 7-pt frequency Likert (never/almost never -> always/almost always) (self-report questionnaire)
Language versions
EN, DE, FR, HE, SV, ES, PL, RU, CS and others
Normative data
Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.
Licence
open with attribution

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Reference
Shirom, A., & Melamed, S. (2006). A comparison of the construct validity of two burnout measures. International Journal of Stress Management, 13(2), 176-200.

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