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Feeling Guilty or Not Guilty. Identifying Burnout Profiles among Italian Teachers

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This study aimed at the assessment of psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Spanish Burnout Inventory (SBI-Ita) in a sample of Italian teachers and the analysis of burnout profiles based on a model that includes four dimensions: Enthusiasm toward job, Psychological exhaustion, Indolence, and Guilt. A self-reported questionnaire was filled out by 689 Italian teachers. Data analyses performed Multi-sample Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Hierarchical Cluster Analysis. Results confirmed the hypothesized four-factor structure and the discriminant role of Guilt in differentiating clusters. Results highlights the reliability of the SBI-Ita in the assessment of teachers’ burnout. Furthermore, results evidence for a new typology of burnout that differentiate guilty from non-guilty professionals.

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  1. Due to missing data in socio-demographic variables, the number of participants in each of these characteristics is lower than the total sample used for the analysis.

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Guidetti, G., Viotti, S., Gil-Monte, P.R. et al. Feeling Guilty or Not Guilty. Identifying Burnout Profiles among Italian Teachers. Curr Psychol 37, 769–780 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-016-9556-6

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