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Table 4 Bivariate associations with each of the three burnout dimensions: odds ratios and their 95% confidence intervals for demographic characteristics, socio-professional environment and work-related factors

From: Individual and contextual covariates of burnout: a cross-sectional nationwide study of French teachers

 

Emotional exhaustion

Depersonalization

Personal accomplishment

 

Ref

High*

Probability of high score†

Ref

High*

Probability of high score†

Ref

Low*

Probability of low score†

 

%

%

OR

95%CI

p

%

%

OR

95%CI

p

%

%

OR

95%CI

p

Demographic characteristics

               

Gender

               

   Men

38.1

26.6

1

  

32.6

45.6

1

  

36.0

33.1

1

  

   Women

61.9

73.4

1.7

1.4-2.1

< 0.01

67.4

54.4

0.6

0.5-0.7

< 0.01

64.0

66.9

1.1

0.9-1.4

0.18

Age

               

   < 30 years

7.8

7.7

1.1

0.8-1.6

0.56

7.5

8.7

1.3

0.9-1.9

0.17

8.4

5.7

0.7

0.5-1.1

0.10

   30 to 39 years

28.8

28.5

1.1

0.9-1.4

0.38

28.3

30.4

1.2

0.9-1.6

0.16

29.0

28.0

1.0

0.8-1.3

0.82

   40 to 49 years

27.8

24.6

1

  

27.7

24.6

1

  

27.5

25.8

1

  

   ≥50 years

35.6

39.2

1.2

1.0-1.6

0.06

36.5

36.4

1.1

0.9-1.4

0.37

35.1

40.5

1.2

1.0-1.5

0.08

Marital status

               

   Single

23.3

25.6

1.2

1.0-1.5

0.12

22.9

27.6

1.3

1.0-1.6

0.02

22.9

26.9

1.3

1.0-1.5

0.04

   Couple

64.8

60.0

1

  

64.7

59.6

1

  

64.6

60.8

1

  

   Previously married

11.9

14.4

1.3

1.0-1.7

0.05

12.4

12.8

1.1

0.8-1.5

0.46

12.5

12.3

1.0

0.8-1.4

0.78

Socioprofessional environment

               

Grade level taught

               

   Nursery school

12.5

15.8

0.9

0.7-1.2

0.60

14.4

8.9

0.8

0.5-1.1

0.20

13.9

11.3

1.3

0.9-1.8

0.16

   Primary school

22.1

30.4

1

  

25.2

19.9

1

  

26.5

17.0

1

  

   Early secondary school

25.4

26.4

0.8

0.6-1.0

0.03

23.7

33.7

1.8

1.4-2.4

< 0.01

26.1

24.6

1.5

1.1-1.9

< 0.01

   Secondary school

19.6

12.6

0.5

0.3-0.6

< 0.01

17.6

18.9

1.4

1.0-1.9

0.05

15.5

25.2

2.5

1.9-3.4

< 0.01

   Vocational school

9.3

7.5

0.6

0.4-0.9

< 0.01

9.2

7.5

1.0

0.7-1.6

0.84

8.1

11.0

2.1

1.5-3.0

< 0.01

   University

8.2

3.5

0.3

0.2-0.5

< 0.01

7.1

6.8

1.2

0.8-1.8

0.40

6.2

9.8

2.5

1.7-3.6

< 0.01

   Special classes for pupils with learning disabilities

2.9

3.7

0.9

0.5-1.5

0.78

2.8

4.3

1.9

1.1-3.3

0.02

3.7

1.1

0.5

0.2-1.0

0.06

Teaching social neighbourhood ‡

               

   Normal

82.4

74.9

1

  

82.1

74.7

1

  

79.8

82.8

1

  

   Underprivileged

17.6

25.1

1.6

1.3-1.9

< 0.01

17.9

25.3

1.6

1.2-1.9

< 0.01

20.2

17.2

0.8

0.6-1.0

0.10

Number of pupils taught §

               

   Low

27.3

21.1

0.7

0.6-0.9

< 0.01

25.9

25.1

0.9

0.8-1.2

0.66

25.0

28.2

1.2

1.0-1.5

0.11

   In the norm

52.5

55.5

1

  

53.0

54.2

1

  

53.9

51.2

1

  

   High

20.3

23.4

1.1

0.9-1.4

0.46

21.1

20.7

1.0

0.7-1.2

0.74

21.1

20.6

1.0

0.8-1.3

0.83

Work-related factors

               

   Satisfied with time constraints

93.3

84.6

1

  

92.2

87.2

1

  

91.4

90.6

1

  

Unsatisfied

6.7

15.4

2.5

1.9-3.3

< 0.01

7.8

12.8

1.7

1.3-2.3

< 0.01

8.6

9.4

1.1

0.8-1.5

0.53

   Satisfied with time table

88.6

79.8

1

  

87.6

81.8

1

  

86.8

85.4

1

  

Unsatisfied

11.4

20.2

2.0

1.5-2.5

< 0.01

12.4

18.2

1.6

1.2-2.0

< 0.01

13.2

14.6

1.1

0.9-1.5

0.36

   Satisfied with salary

52.2

35.5

1

  

49.5

42.9

1

  

47.4

50.6

1

  

Unsatisfied

47.8

64.5

2.0

1.6-2.4

< 0.01

50.5

57.1

1.3

1.1-1.6

< 0.01

52.6

49.4

0.9

0.7-1.1

0.17

   Satisfied with resources

50.6

36.3

1

  

48.7

40.8

1

  

47.3

46.5

1

  

Unsatisfied

49.4

63.7

1.8

1.5-2.2

< 0.01

51.3

59.2

1.4

1.1-1.7

< 0.01

52.7

53.5

1.0

0.9-1.2

0.71

   Satisfied with training

40.8

30.6

1

  

39.3

34.0

1

  

39.0

36.2

1

  

Unsatisfied

59.2

69.4

1.6

1.3-1.9

< 0.01

60.7

66.0

1.3

1.0-1.5

0.03

61.0

63.8

1.1

0.9-1.4

0.22

   Have chosen to be teacher for the job security

38.8

47.5

1.4

1.2-1.7

< 0.01

39.3

47.4

1.4

1.1-1.7

< 0.01

40.6

42.0

1.1

0.9-1.3

0.51

Not for this reason particularly

61.2

52.5

1

  

60.7

52.6

1

  

59.4

58.0

1

  

   Have chosen to be teacher because felt a calling for that

33.1

34.6

1.1

0.9-1.3

0.50

34.3

30.0

0.8

0.7-1.0

0.06

37.1

22.4

0.5

0.4-0.6

< 0.01

Not for this reason particularly

66.9

65.4

1

  

65.7

70.0

1

  

62.9

77.6

1

  

   No difficulties with pupils

61.8

44.2

1

  

61.2

42.6

1

  

60.0

49.9

1

  

Difficulties

38.2

55.8

2.0

1.7-2.5

< 0.01

38.8

57.4

2.1

1.8-2.6

< 0.01

40.0

50.1

1.5

1.3-1.8

< 0.01

   No Difficulties with parents

84.9

72.2

1

  

82.8

77.8

1

  

82.9

78.4

1

  

Difficulties

15.1

27.8

2.2

1.7-2.7

< 0.01

17.2

22.2

1.4

1.1-1.7

< 0.01

17.1

21.6

1.3

1.1-1.7

0.01

   No difficulties with Colleagues

88.2

79.0

1

  

86.6

83.2

1

  

86.2

85.0

1

  

Difficulties

11.8

21.0

2.0

1.6-2.5

< 0.01

13.4

16.8

1.3

1.0-1.7

0.04

13.8

15.0

1.1

0.9-1.4

0.46

   No difficulties with the administration

85.1

73.6

1

  

84.7

72.7

1

  

83.1

80.0

1

  

Difficulties

14.9

26.4

2.0

1.6-2.5

< 0.01

15.3

27.3

2.1

1.7-2.6

< 0.01

16.9

20.0

1.2

1.0-1.5

0.08

  1. OR: odds ratio; 95%CI: 95 percent confidence interval
  2. * 'High score' means 'in the highest quartile of the scores observed in the sample', 'low score' means 'in the lowest quartile'
  3. † Probability modelled through an univariate logistic regression analysis
  4. ‡ As defined by the French Ministry of Education
  5. § The number of pupils taught was divided into three groups depending on the median class size observed in the corresponding grade level taught: number of pupils taught less than (the median - 2); comprised in the median ± 2 range; greater than (the median + 2)
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