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. 2024 Jan 12;21(1):100–108. doi: 10.30773/pi.2023.0305

Table 2.

Group comparisons of psychological factors according to anxiety symptoms

Variables Anxiety symptoms
p*
No (HADS-A<8) Yes (HADS-A≥8) Total
Burnout
 MBI-GS 29.9±7.6 34.6±7.3 31.7±7.8 <0.001
 Exhaustion 18.8±4.9 21.8±4.1 20.0±4.8 <0.001
 Cynicism 11.0±4.2 12.8±4.6 11.7±4.4 <0.001
Type A behavior pattern
 FTAS 2.1±0.8 2.2±0.8 11.4±2.5 0.083
Self-esteem
 BRSES 9.8±1.7 8.5±1.9 9.3±1.9 <0.001
Happiness
 PPTI 34.6±8.5 28.7±7.6 32.3±8.7 <0.001
 Pleasant life 11.4±3.2 9.0±3.0 10.5±3.3 <0.001
 Engaged life 11.8±3.2 9.6±3.0 10.9±3.3 <0.001
 Meaningful life 11.4±3.0 10.0±2.7 10.9±3.0 <0.001

Data are presented as mean±standard deviation.

*

statistical significance was adjusted to p<0.006 using the Bonferroni correction.

HADS-A, Anxiety subscale of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; MBI-GS, Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey; FTAS, Framingham Type A Scale; BRSES, Brief Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale; PPTI, Positive Psychotherapy Inventory