Table 4.
The scores of burnout by personal characteristics and the result of bivariate analysis.
| Burnout | Emotional Exhaustion | Depersonalization | Personal Accomplishment | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Median (Range) | Mean (SD) | Median (Range) | Mean (SD) | Median (Range) | Mean (SD) | Median (Range) | |
| Age group (years) | ||||||||
| ≤29 | 1.64 (0.96) | 1.60 (0,5.84) | 9.10 (6.15) | 9.00 (0,30.00) | 4.36 (4.40) | 4.00 (0,24.00) | 24.42 (8.58) | 25.00 (0,36.00) |
| 30–39 | 1.64 (0.98) | 1.57 (0,5.70) | 10.27 (6.70) | 10.00 (0,30.00) | 4.36 (4.54) | 3.00 (0,24.00) | 26.06 (8.24) | 27.00 (0,36.00) |
| 40–49 | 1.52 (0.93) | 1.42 (0,5.35) | 9.98 (6.66) | 9.00 (0,30.00) | 3.70 (4.24) | 2.00 (0,24.00) | 27.39 (7.91) | 30.00 (0,36.00) |
| ≥50 | 1.43 (0.95) | 1.32 (0,5.13) ** | 9.51 (7.39) | 8.50 (0,30.00) ** | 3.38 (4.17) | 2.00 (0,24.00) ** | 27.67 (8.30) | 30.00 (0,36.00) ** |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 1.63 (1.00) | 1.56 (0,5.70) | 10.35 (7.27) | 10.00 (0,30.00) | 4.16 (4.69) | 3.00 (0,24.00) | 26.32 (8.27) | 28.00 (0,36.00) |
| Female | 1.58 (0.94) | 1.51 (0,5.84) * | 9.42 (6.17) | 9.00 (0,30.00) ** | 4.10 (4.26) | 3.00 (0,24.00) * | 25.75 (8.43) | 27.00 (0,36.00) ** |
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Married | 1.57 (0.95) | 1.49 (0,5.70) | 9.85 (6.61) | 9.00 (0,30.00) | 3.99 (4.34) | 3.00 (0,24.00) | 26.45 (8.24) | 28.00 (0,36.00) |
| Unmarried | 1.69 (0.99) | 1.67 (0,5.84) ** | 9.29 (6.42) | 9.00 (0,30.00) ** | 4.60 (4.60) | 4.00 (0,24.00) ** | 24.08 (8.63) | 24.00 (0,36.00) ** |
| Education level | ||||||||
| High school or below | 1.44 (0.95) | 1.33 (0,5.54) | 8.57 (6.72) | 8.00 (0,30.00) | 3.54 (4.24) | 2.00 (0,24.00) | 26.32 (8.77) | 29.00 (0,36.00) |
| Undergraduates and junior college | 1.63 (0.96) | 1.57 (0,5.84) | 10.05 (6.50) | 9.00 (0,30.00) | 4.27 (4.44) | 3.00 (0,24.00) | 25.85 (8.27) | 27.00 (0,36.00) |
| Postgraduates | 1.89 (1.33) | 1.81 (0,5.03) ** | 10.23 (7.75) | 10.00 (0,30.00) ** | 5.77 (5.70) | 5.00 (0,19.00) ** | 23.15 (11.15) | 24.00 (0,36.00) ** |
Note: the variables of emotional exhaustion (skewness = 0.84, kurtosis = 3.74), depersonalization (skewness = 1.47, kurtosis = 5.78), personal accomplishment (skewness = −0.44, kurtosis = 0.55) and the weighted sum scores of burnout (skewness = −0.55, kurtosis = 3.24) did not meet the criteria for normal univariate distribution (p < 0.01). Therefore, Kruskal-Wallis test was applied in the bivariate analysis, so as the result in Table 5. * p value < 0.01, ** p value < 0.001.