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Burnout resources
Burnout Resources – Guides, Tools, and Next Steps
Access evidence-based burnout guides, compare assessment tools, understand the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory, and explore curated articles to help you act on your scores.
Core tools and guides
Use these resources to understand how we measure burnout and decide which next steps fit your context.
Copenhagen Burnout Inventory guide
Deep dive into the open-source CBI, including scoring, benchmarks, and why it underpins our assessment.
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Deep dive
Burnout assessment tools compared
Compare CBI, MBI, BAT, and OLBI to decide which instrument fits your team or research project.
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Comparison
Keep learning
Whether you are exploring burnout for yourself or supporting a team, these resources help you sustain energy.
What is burnout?
Learn the definition, signals, and differences from depression and compassion fatigue. Includes a manager checklist.
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Foundations
Articles on burnout
Browse practical articles covering workload recovery, compassion fatigue, manager playbooks, and more.
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Articles
Resources for teams
Get in touch for templates and pulse surveys when you need to measure burnout across a team or department.
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Evidence-based guidance from our team
The About Burnout editorial team synthesises peer-reviewed research on stress and recovery into practical advice. We cite the studies we rely on and invite independent clinicians to review updates.
Last reviewed for accuracy
May 1, 2024
About Burnout Editorial Team
Writers & researchers focused on occupational wellbeing
Cross-disciplinary team that translates peer-reviewed burnout research into accessible guidance for individuals and organisations.
Includes experience in organisational psychology, employee wellbeing programmes, evidence synthesis, and workload design.
About Burnout Research & Insights
Data and literature review contributors
Responsible for maintaining the burnout assessment, reviewing validation studies, and curating emerging evidence on job demands and recovery.
Monitors Copenhagen Burnout Inventory research, stress and resilience studies, and job demands-resources frameworks.
External clinical review
We are actively recruiting licensed clinicians with stress and occupational health expertise to review new content. Reach out via editor@about-burnout.com if you are interested in contributing.
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Key studies referenced
- Kristensen TS, Borritz M, Villadsen E, Christensen KB (2005). The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory: A new tool for the assessment of burnout. — Work & Stress, 19(3), 192–207 View study
- Milfont TL, Denny S, Ameratunga S, Robinson E (2008). Burnout and wellbeing among New Zealand secondary school teachers. — Work, 30(4), 357–367
- Schaufeli WB, Bakker AB (2004). Job demands, job resources, and their relationship with burnout and engagement. — Journal of Organizational Behavior, 25(3), 293–315