Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES)
UWES was developed by Schaufeli and his colleagues (Schaufeli et al., 2002). Schaufeli was working in the occupational health psychology unit at Utrecht University. He argued that work engagement is the assumed opposite of burnout (Schaufeli et al., 2002). UWES is closely related to the Maslach burnout inventory (MBI) (C. Maslach, Jackson, & Leiter, 1996; Christina Maslach, Jackson, & Leiter, 1986). The Maslach-Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS) was developed following the MBI. The MBI model was initially developed to measure burnout among individuals who worked with other people (Schaufeli & Bakker, 2010). The model was defined as a three-dimensional syndrome that included exhaustion, cynicism, …show more content…
According to these studies, correlations between the engagement and burnout scales range between -.40 and -.60, while the correlations for absorption on the MBI scales are occasionally lower and the correlations for lack of efficacy on the UWES scales are occasionally higher. Engagement is negatively associated with burnout; however, in terms of professional efficacy, it is not closely correlated with engagement. The UWES has two versions: a 17-item full version (six items for vigor, five for dedication, and six for absorption) and a 9-item short version (three items for each sub-dimension) (Schaufeli et al., 2006). A comparison of the UWES with the MBI General Survey’s question contents reveals clear connections (UWES and MBI General Survey questions are presented in Table 1).
The UWES vigor and dedication scale and MBI-GS exhaustion and cynicism scale are exactly the opposite in the same situation. For example, “I am enthusiastic about my job” and “I have become less enthusiastic about my work” are totally opposite answers to the same
UWES was developed by Schaufeli and his colleagues (Schaufeli et al., 2002). Schaufeli was working in the occupational health psychology unit at Utrecht University. He argued that work engagement is the assumed opposite of burnout (Schaufeli et al., 2002). UWES is closely related to the Maslach burnout inventory (MBI) (C. Maslach, Jackson, & Leiter, 1996; Christina Maslach, Jackson, & Leiter, 1986). The Maslach-Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS) was developed following the MBI. The MBI model was initially developed to measure burnout among individuals who worked with other people (Schaufeli & Bakker, 2010). The model was defined as a three-dimensional syndrome that included exhaustion, cynicism, …show more content…
According to these studies, correlations between the engagement and burnout scales range between -.40 and -.60, while the correlations for absorption on the MBI scales are occasionally lower and the correlations for lack of efficacy on the UWES scales are occasionally higher. Engagement is negatively associated with burnout; however, in terms of professional efficacy, it is not closely correlated with engagement. The UWES has two versions: a 17-item full version (six items for vigor, five for dedication, and six for absorption) and a 9-item short version (three items for each sub-dimension) (Schaufeli et al., 2006). A comparison of the UWES with the MBI General Survey’s question contents reveals clear connections (UWES and MBI General Survey questions are presented in Table 1).
The UWES vigor and dedication scale and MBI-GS exhaustion and cynicism scale are exactly the opposite in the same situation. For example, “I am enthusiastic about my job” and “I have become less enthusiastic about my work” are totally opposite answers to the same