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Table 5 Multivariate 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

High score*†

Depersonalization

High score*†

Personal accomplishment

Low score*†

 

OR

95% CI

p

OR

95% CI

p

OR

95% CI

p

Demographic characteristics

         

Gender

         

   Men

1

  

1

  

1

  

   Women

1.6

1.3-2.0

< 0.01

0.6

0.5-0.7

< 0.01

1.4

1.1-1.7

< 0.01

Age

         

   < 30 years

1.4

0.9-2.1

0.10

1.1

0.7-1.7

0.54

0.7

0.5-1.1

0.14

   30 to 39 years

1.0

0.8-1.4

0.73

1.0

0.8-1.4

0.75

1.0

0.7-1.2

0.70

   40 to 49 years

1

  

1

  

1

  

   ≥50 years

1.7

1.3-2.1

< 0.01

1.1

0.8-1.4

0.62

1.2

0.9-1.5

0.13

Marital status

         

   Single

1.2

0.9-1.5

0.17

1.3

1.0-1.6

0.05

1.4

1.1-1.7

< 0.01

   Couple

1

  

1

  

1

  

   Previously married

1.1

0.8-1.4

0.68

1.1

0.8-1.6

0.43

1.0

0.7-1.3

0.89

Socioprofessional environment

         

Grade level taught

         

   Nursery school

0.8

0.6-1.1

0.21

0.9

0.6-1.3

0.46

1.1

0.8-1.6

0.46

   Primary school

1

  

1

  

1

  

   Early secondary school

0.7

0.5-0.9

< 0.01

1.7

1.2-2.2

< 0.01

1.5

1.1-2.0

< 0.01

   Secondary school

0.6

0.4-0.8

< 0.01

1.4

1.0-2.0

0.03

2.9

2.1-4.0

< 0.01

   Vocational school

0.8

0.5-1.1

0.17

1.1

0.7-1.7

0.74

2.6

1.7-3.8

< 0.01

   University

0.4

0.3-0.7

< 0.01

1.5

0.9-2.4

0.11

3.4

2.2-5.2

< 0.01

   Special classes for pupils with learning disabilities

0.8

0.5-1.4

0.44

1.5

0.9-2.8

0.14

0.6

0.2-1.3

0.17

Teaching social neighbourhood ‡

         

   Normal

1

  

1

  

1

  

   Underprivileged

1.4

1.1-1.8

< 0.01

1.5

1.1-1.9

< 0.01

1.0

0.7-1.2

0.77

Number of pupils taught §

         

   Low

1

  

1

  

1

  

   In the norm

0.8

0.6-1.0

0.07

0.9

0.7-1.2

0.48

1.1

0.9-1.3

0.54

   High

1.3

1.0-1.7

0.05

1.1

0.8-1.4

0.71

0.9

0.7-1.2

0.40

Work-related factors

         

   Satisfied with time constraints

1

  

1

  

1

  

Unsatisfied

1.5

1.1-2.2

0.01

1.2

0.9-1.8

0.25

1.1

0.8-1.6

0.65

   Satisfied with time table

1

  

1

  

1

  

Unsatisfied

1.5

1.1-2.0

< 0.01

1.2

0.9-1.7

0.17

1.0

0.8-1.4

0.86

   Satisfied with salary

1

  

1

  

1

  

Unsatisfied

1.7

1.4-2.1

< 0.01

1.1

0.9-1.4

0.21

0.9

0.7-1.1

0.23

   Satisfied with resources

1

  

1

  

1

  

Unsatisfied

1.4

1.1-1.7

< 0.01

1.2

1.0-1.5

0.08

1.1

0.9-1.3

0.61

   Satisfied with training

1

  

1

  

1

  

Unsatisfied

1.2

0.9-1.4

0.20

1.3

1.0-1.6

0.05

1.3

1.0-1.6

0.02

   Have chosen to be teacher for the job security

1.4

1.1-1.7

< 0.01

1.3

1.1-1.6

0.01

1.0

0.8-1.2

0.87

Not for this reason particularly

1

  

1

  

1

  

   Have chosen to be teacher because felt a calling for that

1.0

0.8-1.3

0.84

0.8

0.7-1.0

0.10

0.5

0.4-0.6

< 0.01

Not for this reason particularly

1

  

1

  

1

  

   No difficulties with pupils

1

  

1

  

1

  

Difficulties

1.7

1.3-2.0

< 0.01

1.7

1.4-2.1

< 0.01

1.5

1.2-1.9

< 0.01

   No Difficulties with parents

1

  

1

  

1

  

Difficulties

1.2

0.9-1.6

0.15

1.2

0.9-1.5

0.28

1.5

1.1-1.9

< 0.01

   No difficulties with Colleagues

1

  

1

  

1

  

Difficulties

1.4

1.1-1.9

0.01

1.1

0.8-1.5

0.61

1.0

0.8-1.4

0.89

   No difficulties with the administration

1

  

1

  

1

  

Difficulties

1.6

1.3-2.1

< 0.01

1.6

1.2-2.0

< 0.01

1.0

0.8-1.3

0.82

  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 a full logistic regression analysis including simultaneously all variables listed above
  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)