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Table 3 Causes of workplace discomfort resulting from the organizational environment associated with the burnout types

From: Causes of discomfort in the academic workplace and their associations with the different burnout types: a mixed-methodology study

 

Frenetic

Under-challenged

Worn-out

Subjects

Raw OR

p

Raw OR

p

Raw OR

p

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

Work hours

      

 Excess

2.57 (0.84-7.84)

0.097

0.51 (0.11-2.34)

0.385

0.42 (0.09-1.92)

0.263

 Distribution

0.71 (0.20-2.58)

0.608

1.04 (0.32-3.34)

0.949

0.35 (0.08-1.58)

0.174

 Deadlines

0.66 (0.18-2.35)

0.519

0.95 (0.30-3.01)

0.929

0.53 (0.15-1.90)

0.332

 Workday

0.19 (0.02-1.42)

0.104

1.76 (0.62-4.96)

0.288

0.53 (0.15-1.90)

0.332

Structural

      

 Form

3.05 (1.12-8.36)

0.030

3.01 (1.10-8.24)

0.032

3.20 (1.16-8.82)

0.024

 Management

1.31 (0.55-3.11)

0.541

1.56 (0.67-3.62)

0.300

6.09 (2.57-14.45)

<0.001

 Decisions

0.23 (0.03-1.82)

0.165

2.54 (0.83-7.73)

0.102

0.70 (0.19-2.59)

0.593

 Insecurity

1.38 (0.67-2.85)

0.384

0.74 (0.33-1.67)

0.470

1.10 (0.53-2.26)

0.798

 Incentives

1.64 (0.54-5.01)

0.387

5.54 (1.81-16.93)

0.003

3.30 (1.12-9.74)

0.030

 Control

2.43 (0.93-6.33)

0.070

1.88 (0.71-4.98)

0.206

13.38 (3.80-47.19)

<0.001

Functional

      

 Administrative

0.71 (0.26-1.94)

0.502

0.70 (0.26-1.91)

0.485

0.91 (0.37-2.25)

0.841

 Conflicts

1.99 (0.69-5.73)

0.204

1.04 (0.32-3.34)

0.949

0.35 (0.08-1.58)

0.174

 Ambiguities

0.59 (0.20-1.79)

0.352

3.39 (1.45-7.96)

0.005

2.28 (0.98-5.33)

0.057

 Transformations

0.57 (0.07-4.97)

0.614

0.57 (0.07-4.91)

0.606

2.40 (0.48-12.04)

0.289

 Education

0.72 (0.08-6.52)

0.770

0.71 (0.08-6.43)

0.761

0.59 (0.07-5.30)

0.635

 Routine

0.82 (0.26-2.55)

0.730

6.33 (2.31-17.36)

<0.001

0.28 (0.06-1.25)

0.096

Interpersonal

      

 Competitiveness

2.34 (0.85-6.46)

0.100

0.40 (0.09-1.77)

0.225

0.33 (0.07-1.46)

0.142

 Work environment

1.44 (0.70-2.99)

0.327

1.63 (0.79-3.33)

0.184

2.46 (1.24-4.88)

0.010

 Harassment

1.46 (0.36-5.95)

0.598

0.81 (0.17-3.97)

0.796

3.04 (0.80-11.51)

0.103

 Irresponsibility

1.12 (0.39-3.22)

0.836

2.39 (0.92-6.24)

0.075

3.99 (1.51-10.56)

0.005

  1. Raw OR: odds ratio resulting from bivariate analysis through a logistic regression model. CI: confidence interval. Significant values (p < 0.05) are in bold.