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