Abstract
M.A. (Psychology)
The purpose of the· analysis was to translate the
Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) into Afrikaans and to
evaluate the metrical qualities of the translated and
adjusted questionnaire, as well as to establish the
difference between ministers with high and low
burn-out, with regard to specific personality traits,
anxiety, selfactualization and demographical and
workrelated variables.
The research design was of an ex post facto nature.
The test sample consisted of 82 ministers of the Dutch
Reformed Church of the Ring of Western Transvaal. They
were randomly selected.
The MBI was used to determine burn-out, the Sixteen
Personality Factor Questionnaire (16-PF) to measure the
primary personality traits, the IPAT Anxiety Scale to
measure free floating manifested anxiety and the
Personal Orientation Inventory (POI) for the
measurement of selfactualization. A semi-structured
questionnaire was used to obtain information about the
demographical, workrelated and other variables of the
experimental subjects.
To determine the reliability of the inventory, Kuder
Richardson coefficients were computed for the various
subscales of the adjusted MEl. Determination of
validity involved the calculation of Bravais-Pearson
correlation coefficients between the various subscales
in relation to each other and between other criterion
measurements.
to determine
burn-out vary
The U-test of Mann-Whitney was conducted
whether persons with low and high
with regard to specific personality