CBI Personal Burnout
This is the six-item Personal Burnout subscale of the established Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI). It measures physical and psychological fatigue and exhaustion, regardless of work status. It does not provide a diagnosis.
- Scientific name
- Copenhagen Burnout Inventory — Personal Burnout subscale (CBI-PB)
- Primary reference
- Kristensen TS, Borritz M, Villadsen E, Christensen KB. The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory: A new tool for the assessment of burnout. Work & Stress. 2005;19(3):192–207. Open publication
- Time
- 2 min
- Length
- 6 questions
- Cost
- Free basic result
- Age
- Adults 18+
What this covers
- Personal burnout
- Physical and psychological fatigue and exhaustion measured by the CBI personal burnout scale.
Who it is for
Adults who want a brief, structured check of current physical and psychological fatigue and exhaustion.
What your result can show
The six item values are averaged into a personal burnout score from 0 to 100. A higher score reflects more frequently reported fatigue and exhaustion. The CBI authors do not define diagnostic cutoffs.
Important limitations
This subscale measures personal burnout only; it does not measure the CBI's work-related or client-related domains. The score has no diagnostic cutoff and should be interpreted with context.
A higher score does not establish a diagnosis. A lower score does not show that a condition is absent.
Evidence and permission
Copenhagen Burnout Inventory by the National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark.
Your answers and result stay on this device. After completion, you can separately choose to upload derived scores for a private link that expires after 180 days.