Table 3.

Comparison of scores on the C-MBI of respondents with those of the national norm

Dimensions	Respondents (n=590)	National norm (n=679)	t
EE	25.90±4.76	22.48±8.49	9.00**
DP	13.33±4.45	12.92±4.59	1.61
PA	18.61±2.42	19.19±4.55	−2.89**
IB	8.59±4.17	8.10±2.64	2.46*

Notes: All data are shown as the mean ± standard deviation.

^*P<0.05;

^**P<0.01.

Abbreviations: EE, emotional exhaustion; DP, depersonalization; PA, reduced personal accomplishment; IB, intellectual burnout; C-MBI, Chinese Primary and Secondary School Teachers Maslach Burnout Inventory.