Table 2.
Associations with professional quality of life in laboratory animal personnel.
| Dependent variables | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent variables (Potential risk factors) | DF | Burnout | Secondary traumatic stress | Compassion satisfaction |
| Social Support | 1, 756 | (–) F = 130.69, p < 0.0001 | (–) F = 41.37, p < 0.0001 | (+) F = 140.35, p < 0.0001 |
| Animal Stress/Pain | 1, 756 | (+) F = 23.35, p < 0.0001 | (+) F = 20.33, p < 0.0001 | (–) F = 25.73, p < 0.0001 |
| Euthanasia | ||||
| Control | 1, 756 | (–) F = 8.60, p = 0.003 | (–) F = 16.52, p < 0.0001 | F = 0.98, p = 0.322 |
| Frequency | 1, 756 | F = 0.23, p = 0.629 | F = 1.24, p = 0.267 | F = 1.10, p = 0.294 |
| Using physical methods | 1, 756 | F = 4.88, p = 0.028 | F = 0.05, p = 0.829 | F = 1.12, p = 0.290 |
| Using injectable methods | 1, 756 | F = 0.43, p = 0.511 | F = 0.16, p = 0.688 | F = 0.38, p = 0.539 |
| Using inhalant methods | 1, 756 | F = 0.70, p = 0.404 | F = 0.06, p = 0.813 | F = 0.06, p = 0.799 |
| Enrichment | ||||
| Desire | 1, 756 | (+) F = 7.54, p = 0.006 | (+) F = 12.71, p < 0.0001 | F = 2.95, p = 0.086 |
| Diversity/Frequency | 1, 756 | (–) F = 8.80, p = 0.003 | F = 0.26, p = 0.609 | F = 3.79, p = 0.052 |
| Control | 1, 756 | F = 0.12, p = 0.733 | F = 0.04, p = 0.842 | F = 1.68, p = 0.195 |
| Human-Animal Interactions | 1, 756 | F < 0.01, p = 0.966 | (+) F = 21.63, p < 0.0001 | (+) F = 25.91, p < 0.0001 |
| Demographic Factors | ||||
| Gender | 2, 756 | F = 3.68, p = 0.026 | F = 2.65, p = 0.071 | F = 2.16, p = 0.116 |
| Age | 1, 756 | F = 2.19, p = 0.139 | F = 0.87, p = 0.352 | F = 0.01, p = 0.913 |
| Race | 3, 756 | F = 0.25, p = 0.858 | F = 0.87, p = 0.458 | F = 1.08, p = 0.356 |
| Country | F = 2.77, p = 0.097 | F = 1.60, p = 0.206 | F = 0.65, p = 0.422 | |
| Work Factors | ||||
| Research type | 5, 756 | F = 2.89, p = 0.013 | F = 3.26, p = 0.006 | F = 2.43, p = 0.034 |
| Institution type | 4, 756 | F = 3.56, p = 0.007 | F = 1.39, p = 0.236 | F = 1.77, p = 0.133 |
| Role type | 7, 756 | F = 0.80, p = 0.567 | F = 0.71, p = 0.644 | F = 0.76, p = 0.598 |
| Hours of work per week | 1, 756 | (+) F = 4.92, p = 0.027 | F = 2.52, p = 0.113 | F = 0.03, p = 0.872 |
| Years working | 1, 756 | F = 0.02, p = 0.880 | F = 0.43, p = 0.512 | F = 2.33, p = 0.127 |
| Highest education | 4, 756 | F = 0.96, p = 0.429 | F = 0.66, p = 0.618 | F = 0.39, p = 0.815 |
| Animal type | 5, 756 | F = 1.74, p = 0.123 | F = 1.96, p = 0.083 | F = 0.85, p = 0.513 |
The associations from three general linear models on laboratory animal personnel professional quality of life (dependent variables: burnout, secondary traumatic stress, compassion satisfaction; N = 801). Participants were asked about the independent variables of social support, animal stress/pain, euthanasia, enrichment, human-animal interactions, and demographic, & work factors. DF, degrees of freedom. F, F-statistic. (+): the continuous factor has a positive association with the dependent variable. (–): the continuous factor has a negative association with the dependent variable Bold indicates a significant effect.