TABLE 3.

Parameters for the relationships among the variables, Z value for the differences and significance level.

			Spanish sample		Portuguese sample
			Values	p	Values	p	Z value
Autonomy	→	Enthusiasm toward job	γ = 0.449	0.000	γ = 0.275	0.000	2.61**
Work overload	→	Psychological exhaustion	γ = 0.715	0.000	γ = 0.620	0.000	2.24*
Work overload	→	Enthusiasm toward job	γ = −0.147	0.000	γ = −0.286	0.000	1.90
Autonomy	→	Psychological exhaustion	γ = −0.089	0.014	γ = −0.221	0.008	1.76
Psychological exhaustion	→	Indolence	β = 0.197	0.000	β = 0.248	0.000	−0.70
Enthusiasm toward job	→	Indolence	β = −0.182	0.000	β = −0.181	0.003	−0.01
Indolence	→	Guilt	β = 0.392	0.000	β = 0.301	0.000	1.35
Psychological exhaustion	→	Guilt	β = 0.130	0.000	β = 0.168	0.000	−0,51
Guilt	→	Psychosomatic disorders	β = 0.073	0.024	β = 0.174	0.050	-1.33
Psychological exhaustion	→	Psychosomatic disorders	β = 0.426	0.000	β = 0.410	0.000	0.25

**p < 0.01 and *p < 0.05.