Investigatoin of factor structure, validity and reliability of Maslach Burnout Inventory ( MBI ) among Football referees

Maslach Burnout Inventory is the most commonly used measure of burnout. The main purpose of this study was to investigate validity and reliability of Maslach Burnout Inventory among professional Football and Futsal referees of the country. The Statistical Society of this study consisted of all active male and female referees in the Premier League and first Division Football and Futsal of the country in including 341 persons ( 229 male and 112 female referees ). The Sample was considered equal to the entire studied society.To verify the validity of this scale, confirmatory factor analysis method was used and for reliability analysis, Cronbach's alpha was used. Factor analysis findings showed that the questions of this scale have high factor load and largely correspond to the questionnaire and findings of other research. Also, the reliability of this tool is confirmed by Cronbach's alpha at the test and retest stage. The results of this study indicate that MBI can be used for measuring of burnout among referees.