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Prevalence (number and percentage) of low, moderate, and occupational burnout by dimensions and sociodemographic and job characteristics

Enotionalexhaustion Depersonalisation Personal accomplishment
Sociodemographic Group 1 Group 2 Group 1 Group 2 Group 1 Group 2
and occupational characteristicsLow N (%)Moderate N (%)High N (%)PLow N (%)Moderate N (%)High N (%)pLow N (%)Moderate N (%)High N p (%)Low N (%)Moderate N (%)High N (%)pLow N (%)Moderate N (%)High N (%)PLow N (%)Moderate N (%)High N (%)P
Gender
Female24 (27.6)1 (16.7)2 (44.7).272151 (69.6)5 (71.4)4 (57.1).77525 (28.1)1 (25.0)1 .971 (33.3)160 (69.3)33/4 (31.2)8 (28.0)14 (20.2).94334 (52.0)41 (68.3)85 (74.0).135
Male63 (72.4)5 (83.3)1 (33.3) 66 (30.4)2 (28.6)3 (42.9) 64 (71.9)3 (75.0)2 (66.7)71 (30.7)33 11 (68.8)20 (71.4)38 (70.1) 23 (40.4)19 (01.7)29 (25.4)
Age (years)
<35(34 39.1)(16.1 7)3.186(20.745 )(141 -3)(141 .3).860(3733 .1)(251 -0).683(20.347 )33/(376 -5)(42.912 )(32.717 ).809_(159 -8)(2616 -7)(1922 .3).422
36-4528 (32.2)4 (66-7)3 (100) 81 (37.3)4 (57.1)3 (42.9) 31 (34-8)3 (8.6) 88 (38.1)33 6 (37-5)9 (31.1)20 _(38-5) 26 _(45-6)_22 (36-7)40 (35.1)
46-5514 (16.1)1 (16-7)0 91 (41.9)2 (28-6)3 (42.9) 14 (15-7)0 96 (41.6)33 1 (6-2)4 (14-3)10 (19.2) 22(38-6)2 (38-6)52 (45.6)
>56(12.611 )30 330 11(12-4)0 333 (18.33 )(103 .7)(9.65 ) 000
Marital status
Married/Cohabiting(24 27.6)3(33.31 ).507_(62135 -2)(715 -4)5(71.4).854(25 28.1)00 .169__(145 62-8)33/(315 .2) (25.07 )(2513 .0).987(64.937 ) (55.033 )(6575 -8).708
Single57 (65.5)6 (100)2 (66.7) 64 (29.5)2 (28-6)2 (28-6)_(59 66-3)_4 (100)2 (66-7)___________68 (29.4)33 10 (62-5)19 (67-9)36 (69-2) 16 (28.1)21 (35-0)31 (27.2)
Divorced/Widowed5 (6.9)03 18(8.3)30 5 (5.6)01 (33.3)18 (7.8)33 1 (6-2) (2 7.1)3 (5.8) 46 (10.0)8 (7.0)
Children
Yes55 (63.2)5 (83.3)2 (66.7).607146 (67.3)5 (71.4)5 (71.4).95055 (61.8)4 (100.)3 (100).126156 (67.5)00/11 (68.8)18 (64.3) .92739 (68.4)41 (68.3)76 (66.7)
No32 (36.8)1 (16.7)1 (33.3) 71 (32.7)2 (28.6)2 (28.6) 34 (38.2)00 75 (32.5)00 5 (31.2)10 (35.7) 18 (31.6)19 (31.7)38 (33.3)
Workplace
Primary school(41 47.1)(161 -7)(33.31 ).609(125 57-6)_(715 -4)(856 -7).605 _(4339 -8)(1004 )0 .000(136 58-8)33/(376 -5)(39.311 )(5026 .0).460(5431 -2) (54.232 )(64.673 ).285
Secondary school44 (50.6)4 (83.3)2 (66-7) 90 _(41-5)2 (28-6)1 (143) 49 (55.l)02 (66-7)___________93(40.3)33 9 (56-2) (16 57.1)26 (50.0) 26 (45.l)27 (45.840 ) (35-4)
Combined(2 2.3)33 (02 -9)20 1 (1.1)0(33.31 )(0,2 9)33 (61 -2) (3.61 )0 (0.72 )00
Years of work
<1044 (50-6)1 (16-7)2 (66-7).12561 (28.1)3 (42.9)2 (28-6)_.86045 (5.6) 1 (25-0)1 772 (33.3)66 (28-6)_33 8 (50-0)13 (46.4)26 (50.0).97415(26.3)17 (28.3)34 (29.8).939
11-2028 (32.2)5 (83.3)1 (33.3) 85 (39.2)3 (42.9)0 (42.9) 31 (34-8) 2 (50-0)1 (33.3)91 (39-4)_33 5 (31.2) (10 35.7)19 (36-5) 25 _(43-9)24 (40.0)42 (36-8)
>2015 (17.2)33 71 (32.7)1 (14.3)2 (28.6) 131 (25-0)1 (33.374 (32.0)33 3 (18.8)5 (17.9)7 -(13-5) 17 (29.8)19 (31.7)38 (33.3)
Over time hours per week
Never58 (66-7)1 (16-7)1 (33.3).000153 (70-5)3 (42.9)5 (71.4).57358 (65.2)1 (25-0)1 123 (33.3)161 __(69-7)33/9 (56-2)14 (50-0)37 (71-2).37536 _(63-2)42 (70.0)83 (72.8).372
<10 h27 (31.0)5 (83.3)3 61 (28.1)4 (57.1)5 (71.4)_(28 31-5)2 (50-0)2 (66-7)67 (29.0)33 6 (37-5)13 (46.4)13 (25.0) 19 (33.3)18 (30.0)30 (33.3)
>10 h2 (2.3)32 (66-7) 3 P-4)00 3 (3-4)_1 (25-0)33 P-3)33 1 (6.3) (1 3.6)2 (3-8) 2 (3-5)/1 (0-9)

Occupational burnout (MBI-HSS)

Occupational burnoutGroup 1 (beginning of the school year 2018/19)Group 2 (end of the school year 2018/19)p
N (%)N (%)
Emotional exhaustion
            Low87 (90.6)217 (93.9).396
            Moderate6 (6.2)7 (3.0)
            High3 (3.1)7 (2.1)
Depersonalisation
            Low89 (92.7)231 (100).000
            Moderate4 (4.2)0
            High3 (3.1)0
Personal accomplishment
            Low16 (16.7)57 (24.7).284
            Moderate28 (29.2)60 (26.0)
            High52 (54.1)114 (49.4)

Occupational burnout scores by dimension and sociodemographic and job characteristics

Emotional exhaustionDepersonalisationPersonal accomplishment
Sociodemographic and job characteristiesGroup 1 Group 2 Group 1 Group 2 Group 1 Group 2
Median (min—max)pMedian (min—max)PMedian (min—max)PMedian (min—max)pMedian (min—max)PMedian (min—max)P
Gender
Female(5.00 0-34).92211.00 (0-47).705(0.00 0-14).845(01.0 -20).076(39.00 12-48).64840.00 (7-48).020
Male7.00 (0-32) 9.0 (0-54) 1.00 (0-40) 1.0 (0-30) 40.00 (0-48) 36.00 (0-48)
Age (years)
<35(7.00 0-20).461(9.00 0-43).664(0.00 0-40).144(1.00 0-15).67138.00 (0-48).902(37.00 12-47).309
36-456.00 (0-34) 10.00 (0-54) 1.00 (0-14) 1.00 (0-30) 40.00 (20-48) 36.50 (0-48)
46-558.00 (0-20) 12.00 (0-47) 0.00 (0-14) 1.00 (0-20) 41.00 (25-47) 39.50 (13-48)
>565.00 (0-14) 0.0 34.00 (12-47)
Marital status
Married/Cohabiting(5.00 0-34).46711.00 (0-54).4070.00 (0-6).148(01.0 -30).599(39.00 26-48).57539.00 (0-48).788
Single7.00 (0-32) 9.50 (0-43) 1.00 (0-40) 1.00 (0-21) 40.00 (0-48) 38.00 (12-48)
Divorced/ Widowed7.00 (0-14) 9.50 (0-26) 1.00 (0-14) 2.00 (0-12) 37.50 (30-42) 37.00 (17-48)
Children
Yes(6.50 0-32).37711.00 (0-54).402(1.00 0-40).010(1.00 0-30).36039.00 (0-48).33938.00 (0-48).893
No5.00 (0-34) 10.00 (0-43) 0.00 (0-6) 1.00 (0-21) 40.00 (26-48) 39.00 (12-48)
Workplace
Primary school(5.00 0-34).01410.00 (0-54).386(0.00 0-10).602(1.00 0-30).028(41.00 23-48).12240.50 (0-48).149
Secondary school8.00 (0-32) 10.00 (0-44) 1.00 (0-14) 2.00 (0-19) 39.00 (12-48) 37.00 (12-48)
Combined2.50 (2-3) 20.00 (19-21) 20.00 (0-40)(3.00 1-5) 18.50 (0-37) 37.00 (34-40)
Years of work
<10(8.00 0-34)049(8.00 0-43).511(1.00 0-40).908(1.00 0-11).960(039.00 -4487).52639.50 (0-47).539
11-207.50 (0-324) 10.00 (0-54) 1.00 (0-30) 1.00 (0-30) 40.50 (20-48) 37.00 (5-48)
>205.00 (0-14) 9.00 (0-47) 1.00 (0-16) 0.00 (0-16) 37.00 (12-47) 39.00 (13-48)
Overtime hours per week
Never(5.00 0-27).012(9.00 0-54).010(0.00 0-40).483(1.00 0-30).01641.00 (0-48).18639.00 (0-48).266
<10 h7.50 (0-24) 17.00 (0-47) 1.00 (0-14) 2.00 (0-20) 37.50 (20-48) 37.00 (7-48)
>10 h21.50 (9-34) 7.00 (0-21) 2.00 (0-8) 0.00 38.00 (28-41) 25.00 (21-42)

Sociodemographic and job characteristics by respondent groups

Socio-demographic characteristicsAllGroup 1 (beginning of the school year 2018/19)Group 2 (end of the school year 2018/19)
            N (%)N (%)N (%)p
Gender
            Female187 (57.2)27 (28.1)160 (69.3).000
            Male140 (42.8)69 (71.9)71 (30.7)
Age (years)
            <3582 (25.1)35 (36.5)47 (20.3).000
            36–45123 (37.6)35 (36.5)88 (38.1)
            46–55111 (33.9)15 (15.5)96 (41.6)
            >5611 (3.4)11 (11.5)0
Marital status
            Married/cohabiting170 (52.0)25 (26.0)145 (62.8).000
            Single133 (40.7)65 (67.7)68 (29.4)
            Divorced/Widowed24 (7.3)6 (6.3)18 (7.8)
Children
            Yes218 (66.7)62 (64.6)156 (67.5).699
            No109 (33.3)34 (35.4)75 (32.5)
Workplace
            Primary school179 (54.7)43 (44.8)136 (58.9).054
            Secondary school144 (44.0)51 (53.1)93 (40.3)
            Combined4 (1.2)2 (2.1)2 (0.8)
Years of work
            <10113 (34.6)47 (49.0)66 (28.6).001
            11–20125 (38.2)34 (35.4)91 (39.4)
            >2089 (27.2)15 (15.6)74 (32.0)
Overtime hours per week
            Never221 (67.6)60 (62.5)161 (69.7).170
            to 10 h99 (30.3)32 (33.3)67 (29.0)
            >10 h7 (2.1)4 (4.2)3 (1.3)

Occupational burnout scores by dimension (MBI-HSS)

Occupational burnout scale scoresGroup 1 (beginning of the school year 2018/19)Group 2 (end of the school year 2018/19)p
Mean (SD)Median (min–max)Mean (SD)Median (min–max)
Emotional exhaustion7.98 (6.96)6.00 (0–34)13.17 (10.59)10.00 (0–54).000
Depersonalisation2.05 (4.76)1.00 (0–40)2.87 (4.50)1.00 (0–30).038
Personal accomplishment38.18 (8.07)39.00 (0–48)36.41 (9.46)38.00 (0–48).210
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aiht-2022-73-3582 | Journal eISSN: 1848-6312 | Journal ISSN: 0004-1254
Language: English, Croatian, Slovenian
Page range: 233 - 240
Submitted on: Aug 1, 2021
Accepted on: Jul 1, 2022
Published on: Sep 30, 2022
Published by: Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
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