Table 3.

Empirical and reproduced correlations for the initial model and the revised model

	Emotional exhaustion	Depersonalization	Personal accomplishment	Mental well-being
	Observed correlations
Mental well-being	− .53	− .36	.39
Religion/spirituality	− .30	− .26	.31	.57
2–5 years experience	.21	.20	− .11a	− .10 a
	Reproduced correlations (initial model)
Mental well-being	− .52	− .34	.39
Religion/spirituality	− .30	− .19b	.22b	.57
2–5 years experience	− .13b	− .14b
	Reproduced correlations (revised model)
Mental well-being	− .53	− .36	.39
Religion/spirituality	− .30	− .21	.22b	.57

^ap > 0.05

^bDifference between reproduced and observed correlation is greater than .05