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Personal burnoutValidated questionnaire

CBI Personal Burnout

This is the six-item Personal Burnout subscale of the validated 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+

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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

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.