Table 6.
Correlation between spouses’ understanding of working extra hours and emotional exhaustion*
| Frequency of spouses’ understanding of working extra hours | Emotional exhaustion subscale | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Medium | High | ||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Never | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.6% |
| Once in a while | 1 | 4.3% | 4 | 10.0% | 6 | 15.4% |
| Sometimes | 1 | 4.3% | 6 | 15.0% | 7 | 17.9% |
| Frequently | 9 | 39.1% | 20 | 50.0% | 10 | 25.6% |
| Always | 12 | 52.2% | 10 | 25.0% | 15 | 38.5% |
| Total | 23 | 100% | 40 | 100% | 39 | 100% |
* Chi square test, p = 0.18.