Analysis of Social Support Measurement Tools in Final Year Students Who Experience Burnout

Abstract

This study aims to analyze social support measures in final year students who experience burnout using the discriminatory force method and confirmatory factor analysis. The measuring tool, which initially consisted of 15 items, was evaluated to determine the validity of its reliability. Based on the analysis of the power of discrimination, 6 items were declared disqualified because they did not meet the set criteria. Furthermore, CFA showed that of the remaining 9 items, all of them were in accordance with the burnout phenomenon in final year students. These findings indicate that the 9 items are able to accurately describe the relevant dimensions of support in the context of burnout, therefore, the revised measurement tool can be used as a valid and reliable instrument in identifying social support in students who experience burnout.