Measuring U.S. Music Teacher Educator Burnout: A Validation Study of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory

ABSTRACT

The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) was designed to assess burnout, with specific emphases on fatigue and exhaustion as key dimensions. Despite its extensive utilization and well-documented psychometric properties, though, there remains a dearth of knowledge regarding the structural validity of the CBI, especially among music educators. The present study represents the first known examination of music teacher educator burnout utilizing the CBI-University Faculty (CBI-UF) version. We performed exploratory factor analytical (EFA) methods with a sample of music teacher educators (N = 253). We extracted three empirical factors, accordingly: work and life related burnout, colleague related burnout, and student related burnout with 21-items proving structurally valid and psychometrically sound (Cronbach's alpha = .94). Results suggest that the interpersonal burnout dimensions had a clear demarcation between colleagues and students, and there was an empirical interconnection between work- and personal- related burnout, reflected in an amalgamated latent factor: work and daily life-related burnout.