Table 2. Regression models predicting the three teacher burnout symptoms from emotional competence and perceived stress controlling for sex, age and grade taught level.

Predictor	Emotional exhaustion				Depersonalization				Personal accomplishment
	R2	F	β	$\mathrm{\Delta }{R}^2$	R2	F	β	$\mathrm{\Delta }{R}^2$	R2	F	β	$\mathrm{\Delta }{R}^2$
Step 1	.04	6.23			.03	4.30			.04	5.61
Sex			.06				–.10*				–.00
Age			.19**				.04				–.08
Grade taught level			.02				.09				–.16**
Step 2	.18	24.42		.14**	.13	17.45		.10**	.35	60.89		.31**
Sex			.05				–.10**				–.00
Age			.16**				.02				–.04
Grade taught level			.00				.07				–.13**
EC			–.37**				–.33**				.56**
Step 3	.27	32.89		.09**	.15	16.47		.02**	.36	51.12		.01**
Sex			.03				–.11**				.01
Age			.14**				.01				–.03
Grade taught level			–.00				.07				–.13**
EC			–.22**				–.25**				.50**
Perceived stress			.34**				.16**				–.12**

Notes.

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.