Table 2

Descriptive statistics and gender differences for burnout, health, personality, and work stress

Females
 Males

mean
 SD
 mean
 SD
 p
Burnout




Emotional exhaustion (MBI)a
 2.14
 0.64
 2.25
 0.70
 **
Depersonalization (MBI)a
 2.12
 0.68
 2.26
 0.76
 ***
Personal accomplishment (MBI)a
 2.48
 0.42
 2.42
 0.41
 **






Health




Anxiety subscale (HADS)b
 4.2
 2.9
 3.7
 2.9
 **
Depression subscale (HADS)b
 2.4
 2.5
 3.1
 2.9
 ***
Subjective Health Complaint
 4.27
 3.84
 3.87
 4.3
 *






Personality




Neuroticism (BCI)c
 3.56
 2.26
 2.34
 2.03
 ***
Extroversion (BCI)c
 5.91
 2.28
 5.11
 2.4
 ***
Control/compulsiveness (BCI)c
 4.46
 2.2
 4.32
 2.12
 Ns
Reality weakness (BCI)c
 1.38
 1.7
 1.19
 1.51
 *






Job stress




Severity




Job Pressure
 4.8
 1.0
 4.7
 1.1
 Ns
Lack of Support
 5.4
 1.2
 5.2
 1.2
 *
Serious Operational Tasks
 5.7
 1.2
 5.5
 1.2
 ***
Work Injuries
 6.8
 1.4
 6.3
 1.5
 ***
Frequency




Job Pressure
 3.8
 2.3
 4.2
 2.2
 ***
Lack of Support
 1.7
 1.5
 2.1
 1.7
 ***
Serious Operational Tasks
 2.5
 2.0
 2.7
 2.1
 *
Work Injuries
 0.2
 0.4
 0.4
 0.7
 ***

Note. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.

a MBI – Maslach Burnout Inventory

b HADS – Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

c BCI – Basic Character Inventory

Berg et al. Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2006 1:26   doi:10.1186/1745-6673-1-26

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