Table 3

Group differences between police and Norwegian physicians. Physicians: Subjective health complaints (N = 6,652); Personality (N = 896); Burnout (N = 1,082)



Police
Physicians


Females

mean
SD
mean
SD
p

Subjective Health Complaints
4.27
(3.84)
2.76
(2.89)
***

(BCI)c neuroticism
3.56
(2.26)
4.00
(2.22)
*

(BCI)c extroversion
5.91
(2.28)
5.51
(2.66)
*

(BCI)c control/compulsiveness
4.46
(2.20)
3.37
(2.14)
***

(BCI)c reality weakness
1.38
(1.70)
0.98
(1.40)
**

(MBI)a emotional exhaustion
2.15
(0.64)
2.64
(0.86)
***

(MBI)a depersonalization
2.13
(0.68)
1.80
(0.60)
***

(MBI)a personal accomplishment
2.48
(0.42)
2.52
(0.46)
*







Males







Subjective Health Complaints
3.87
(4.30)
2.00
(2.32)
***

(BCI)c neuroticism
2.34
(2.03)
2.83
(2.10)
***

(BCI)c extroversion
5.11
(2.40)
4.89
(2.50)
*

(BCI)c control/compulsiveness
4.32
(2.12)
3.51
(2.05)
***

(BCI)c reality weakness
1.19
(1.52)
0.91
(1.23)
***

(MBI)a emotional exhaustion
2.25
(0.69)
2.56
(0.81)
***

(MBI)a depersonalization
2.26
(0.76)
1.88
(0.64)
***

(MBI)a personal accomplishment
2.42
(0.41)
2.41
(0.44)
Ns

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

a MBI – Maslach Burnout Inventory

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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