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. 2010 Oct;51(5):432–442. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2010.51.432

Table 6.

Linear regression estimates to identify predictors of burnout in physicians and nurses separately (standardized β coefficients)


                   Dimensions of burnout syndrome
Physicians emotional exhaustion depersonalization personal accomplishment
Model 1:



Display of positive emotions
0.175
0.003
0.024
Display of negative emotions
0.380
0.428
0.096
Emotional dissonance
0.366
0.317
-0.168
Interaction control
-0.150
0.016
-0.272§
Emotion control
0.235§
0.170
0.121
Sensitivity and sympathy
0.249
0.018
0.261§
constant
-28.227
-14.731
26.971
R2 (adjusted R2)
0.322 (0.234)
0.302 (0.212)
0.150 (0.034)
Model 2:



psychotherapeutic hours per week
0.088
0.023
0.115
years of work experience
-0.489
-0.350§
-0.182
work hours per week
-0.187
-0.013
0.138
number of clients
0.125
0.177
0.268
number of clients interacting emotionally
0.114
0.071
0.187
illness
0.132
0.313
0.191
medication
-0.474
-0.415
-0.424
psychiatric problem
0.348
0.062
0.046
constant
29.677
7.999
40.573*
R2 (adjusted R2)
0.446 (0.282)
0.278 (0.065)
0.280 (0.050)
Model 3:



sex
-0.120
-0.228
-0.015
marital status
0.128
0.083
0.129
children
0.048
0.076
-0.181
education
-0.006
0.026
-0.087
age
-0.486
-0.360
0.055
constant
43.932
5.441
70.909
R2 (adjusted R2)
0.199 (0.142)
0.147 (0.085)
0.036 (-0.038)
Nurses



Model 1:



Display of positive emotions
-0.006
0.005
0.271
Display of negative emotions
0.171
0.350
-0.061
Emotional dissonance
0.383
0.000
-0.264§
Interaction control
-0.259§
-0.175
0.144
Emotion control
0.170
0.320
0.109
Sensitivity and sympathy
-0.119
-0.024
0.223
constant
16.489
-8.641
4.222
R2 (adjusted R2)
0.277 (0.179)
0.188 (0.082)
0.263 (0.158)
Model 2:



psychotherapeutic hours per week
0.376
-0.690
0.641
years of work experience
-0.715
-0.137
-0.739
work hours per week
-0.093
0.648
-1.433§
number of clients
0.428
0.427
-0.163
number of clients interacting emotionally
0.125
-0.593§
1.013
illness
0.085
-0.003
-0.791§
medication
0.690
0.860
0.150
psychiatric problem
0.087
-0.469
1.021§
constant
1.961
1.780
56.276§
R2 (adjusted R2)
0.978 (0.921)
0.985 (0.945)
0.884
Model 3:



sex
0.104
0.071
-0.121
marital status
-0.047
-0.121
0.082
children
0.049
-0.071
-0.107
education
-0.143
-0.021
0.245§
age
-0.315§
-0.104
0.323§
constant
35.847
8.939
23.534
R2 (adjusted R2) 0.100 (0.027) 0.046 (-0.031) 0.142 (0.068)

*P < 0.001.

P < 0.01.

P < 0.05.

§P < 0.10.