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Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI)

Work-Related Burnout

Please indicate for each statement which best describes your agreement
on a scale from 1 to 4.
1 = Strongly Disagree, 2 = Disagree, 3 = Agree, 4 = Strongly Agree.

Remember: Higher numbers indicate greater burnout.

Exhaustion

1. I feel worn out.

2. I feel physically drained.

3. I feel emotionally exhausted.

4. I feel drained after a workday.

5. I feel tired.

6. My work leaves me feeling exhausted.

7. I feel used up at the end of a workday.

8. I feel worn out before my workday is over.

Disengagement

9. I feel disconnected from my work.

10. I feel detached from my work.

11. I feel indifferent towards my work.

12. I feel cynical about my work.

13. I feel disengaged from my work.

14. I feel that my work lacks meaning.

15. I feel unenthusiastic about my work.

16. I feel that I have lost interest in my work.

Source: Halbesleben, J.R.B. & Demerouti, E. (2005). The Oldenburg Burnout Inventory: A measure of burnout and engagement. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 20(7), 986–1002.