Table 4.
Comparisons of scores between women and men
| WOMEN |
MEN |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARIABLES* | MEAN | SD | MEAN | SD | T TEST | P VALUE |
| Exhaustion | 2.27 | 1.30 | 1.95 | 1.34 | 5.71 | .001 |
| Cynicism | 1.97 | 1.24 | 2.04 | 1.36 | −1.21 | .225 |
| Professional efficacy | 4.29 | 1.09 | 4.43 | 1.14 | −2.95 | .003 |
| Manageable workload | 2.42 | 0.85 | 2.45 | 0.83 | −0.76 | .446 |
| Value congruence | 3.08 | 0.62 | 3.13 | 0.65 | −1.65 | .099 |
| Work hours | 50.04 | 10.52 | 53.71 | 12.35 | −7.42 | |
*
Exhaustion, cynicism, and efficacy were measured with the Maslach Burnout Inventory General Scale; possible scores range from 0 to 6. Manageable workload and values congruence were measured by the Areas of Worklife Scale; possible scores range from 0 to 5.