Table 1. Correlation between burnout severity and other psychological measures.
| Empathy PT (IRI) | Empathy EC (IRI) | Empathy PD (IRI) | Emotional dissonance HNE (EWRS) | Alexithymia Dif (TAS-20) | Alexithymia Ddf (TAS-20) | Alexithymia Eot (TAS-20) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnout (MBI) | |||||||
| Emotional exhaustion | 0.507** | 0.135 | 0.237 | 0.430* | 0.637** | 0.186 | −0.141 |
| Burnout (MBI) | |||||||
| Depersonalization | 0.387 | −0.022 | −0.104 | 0.305 | 0.199 | −0.062 | 0.132 |
Abbreviations: MBI, Maslach Burnout Inventory; Ddf, difficulty in describing feelings; Dif, difficulty in identifying feelings; EC, empathic concern; Eot, externally oriented thinking (in Toronto Alexithymia Scale: TAS-20); EWRS, Emotion Work Requirements Scale to assess emotional dissonance; HNE, hide negative emotion; IRI, Interpersonal Reactivity Index; PD, personal distress; PT, perspective taking.
*P<0.05, **P<0.01.