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Work Burnout Assessment Tool

Instructions

The following statements are related to your work situation and how you experience this situation.


Please state how often each statement applies to you.


Scoring Points

Never 1

Rarely 2

Sometimes 3

Often 4

Always 5

Core Symptoms

23 questions

1. At work, I feel mentally exhausted
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
2. Everything I do at work requires a great deal of effort
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
3. After a day at work, I find it hard to recover my energy
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
4. At work, I feel physically exhausted
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
5. When I get up in the morning, I lack the energy to start a new day at work
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
6. I want to be active at work, but somehow I am unable to manage
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
7. When I exert myself at work, I quickly get tired
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
8. At the end of my working day, I feel mentally exhausted and drained
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
9. I struggle to find any enthusiasm for my work
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
10. At work, I do not think much about what I am doing and I function on autopilot
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
11. I feel a strong aversion towards my job
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
12. I feel indifferent about my job
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
13. I’m cynical about what my work means to others
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
14. At work, I have trouble staying focused
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
15. At work I struggle to think clearly
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
16. I’m forgetful and distracted at work
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
17. When I’m working, I have trouble concentrating
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
18. I make mistakes in my work because I have my mind on other things
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
19. At work, I feel unable to control my emotions
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
20. I do not recognize myself in the way I react emotionally at work
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
21. During my work I become irritable when things don’t go my way
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
22. I get upset or sad at work without knowing why
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
23. At work I may overreact unintentionally
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always

Secondary Symptoms

10 questions

1. I have trouble falling or staying asleep
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
2. I tend to worry
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
3. I feel tense and stressed
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
4. I feel anxious and/or suffer from panic attacks
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
5. Noise and crowds disturb me
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
6. I suffer from palpitations or chest pain
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
7. I suffer from stomach and/or intestinal complaints
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
8. I suffer from headaches
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
9. I suffer from muscle pain, for example in the neck, shoulder or back
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
10. I often get sick
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always

Special Recognition to the following for their hard work and permitting me to use their Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT):


Schaufeli, W.B., De Witte, H. & Desart, S. (2020). Manual Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT). KU Leuven, Belgium: see website https://burnoutassessmenttool.be/project_eng/


Schaufeli, W., Desart, S. & De Witte, H. (2020). Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT) – Development, Validity and Reliability. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, 9495; doi:10.3390/ijerph17249495

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