Table 1. Means, Standard Deviations of Empathy, Optimism, and the Maslach Burnout Inventory Scales (exhaustion, depersonalization, and accomplishment).

Variables*	M (SD)
Empathy	111.9 (11.2)
Optimism	22.2 (4.9)
Exhaustion	25.1 (9.9)
Depersonalization	9.1 (5.3)
Accomplishment	33.4 (6.1)

*Empathy was measured by the Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE, S-Version, refs: 3,4,9,10,13). Optimism was measured by the Revised Life Orientation Test (LOT-R34-36). Exhaustion, Depersonalization, and Accomplishment were measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI, refs: 15, 21,37,39).