From: Burnout among Swedish school teachers – a cross-sectional analysis
All teachers | Females | Males | Year of compulsory school | ||||||
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Dimensions | Scale | N | N = 356 | N = 134 | P * | Year 4–6 (N = 153) | Year 7–9 (N = 337) | P * | |
Occupational factors; mean (SD) | |||||||||
Seniority (years) | 490 | 17 (12) | 17 (12) | 19 (12) | 0.05 | 19 (13) | 17 (12) | 0.23 | |
Mechanical exposure index | 11–33 | 481 | 15.7 (3.4) | 15.8 (3.4) | 15.4 (3.2) | 0.30 | 15.3 (2.0) | 15.9 (4) | 0.24 |
Physical exposure index | 7–21 | 484 | 10.0 (1.7) | 9.9 (1.7) | 10.1 (1.8) | 0.49 | 9.6 (1.3) | 10.2 (1.8 | 0.001 |
Complaints on computer | |||||||||
workstation arrangements | 1–5 | 482 | 3.1 (1.1) | 3.2 (1.1) | 2.9 (1.0) | 0.02 | 2.9 (1.0) | 3.2 (1.1) | 0.02 |
Job demands | 1–4 | 486 | 2.9 (0.4) | 2.9 (0.4) | 2.8 (0.4) | 0.001 | 2.8 (0.4) | 2.9 (0.4) | 0.06 |
Job control (total) | 1–4a | 489 | 3.2 (0.3) | 3.2 (0.3) | 3.2 (0.3) | 0.08 | 3.3 (0.3) | 3.2 (0.3) | 0.01 |
Decision latitude | 1–4a | 489 | 3.1 (0.5) | 3.1 (0.5) | 3.1 (0.5) | 0.32 | 3.1 (0.4) | 3.1 (0.5) | 0.19 |
Skill discretion | 1–4a | 489 | 3.4 (0.3) | 3.4 (0.3) | 3.2 (0.3) | <0.001 | 3.4 (0.3) | 3.3 (0.3) | 0.001 |
Job support (total) | 1–4a | 489 | 2.8 (0.4) | 2.8 (0.4) | 2.8 (0.4) | 0.73 | 2.9 (0.4) | 2.8 (0.4) | 0.06 |
Job support management | 1–4a | 489 | 2.6 (0.6) | 2.6 (0.6) | 2.6 (0.6) | 0.61 | 2.7 (0.5) | 2.6 (0.6) | 0.07 |
Job support colleagues | 1–4a | 487 | 3.0 (0.4) | 3.0 (0.5) | 3.0 (0.4) | 0.39 | 3.1 (0.5) | 3.0 (0.4)2.8 (0.7) | 0.24 |
Emotional demands | 0–4 | 490 | 2.8 (0.7) | 2.9 (0.7) | 2.5 (0.7) | <0.001 | 2.7 (0.7) | 1.7 (0.8) | 0.09 |
Demands of hiding emotions | 0–4 | 490 | 1.7 (0.8) | 1.7 (0.8) | 1.6 (0.8) | 0.14 | 1.6 (0.8) | 2.4 (0.6) | 0.67 |
Sensory demands | 0–4 | 490 | 2.4 (0.6) | 2.3 (0.6) | 2.4 (0.6) | 0.34 | 2.4 (0.6) | 2.0 (0.8) | 0.80 |
Leadership | 0–4a | 490 | 2.0 (0.8) | 2.0 (0.8) | 2.1 (0.8) | 0.50 | 2.2 (0.7) | 4.1 (0.5) | 0.01 |
Self- efficacy | 1–5a | 487 | 4.1 (0.5) | 4.1 (0.5) | 4.1 (0.5) | 0.33 | 4.0 (0.5) | 0.16 | |
Sociodemographic and life-style factors | |||||||||
Age, years; mean (SD) | 490 | 48 (11) | 47 (11) | 48 (11) | 0.37 | 48 (10) | 47 (11) | 0.30 | |
BMI, points; mean (SD) | 473 | 24 (4) | 24 (4) | 25 (3) | 0.001 | 24 (4) | 24 (4) | 0.20 | |
Number of children; mean (SD) | 480 | 1.1 (1.0) | 1.1 (1.1) | 1.3 (1.2) | 0.26 | 1.2 (1.2) | 1.1 (1.1) | 0.90 | |
Marital status | 480 | 0.76 | 0.003 | ||||||
Married/cohabit; n (%) | 407 (85) | 294 (84) | 113 (86) | 137 (92) | 270 (82) | ||||
Single; n (%) | 73 (15) | 54 (16) | 19 (14) | 12 (8.1) | 61 (18) | ||||
Neck-shoulder pain; n (%) | 484 | 225 (46) | 183 (52) | 42 (32) | <0.001 | 61 (40) | 164 (49 | 0.07 | |
Low-back pain; n (%) | 482 | 162 (34) | 129 (37) | 33 (25) | 0.02 | 44 (29) | 118 (35 | 0.18 | |
Sleep quality; mean (SD) | 1–4a | 490 | 2.8 (0.8) | 2.7 (0.8) | 2.9 (0.8) | 0.03 | 2.9 (0.8 | 2.8 (0.8 | 0.12 |
Personal relaxation time < I hour/day; n (%) | 480 | 106 (22) | 83 (24) | 23 (18) | 0.16 | 30 (20) | 76 (23) | 0.49 | |
Domestic work > 21 h/week; n (%) | 484 | 86 (18) | 69 (19) | 17 (13) | 0.11 | 27 (18) | 59 (18) | 1.00 | |
Physical exercise occasionally/never; n (%) | 485 | 72 (15) | 52 (15) | 20 (15) | 0.84 | 14 (9.2) | 58 (17) | 0.02 | |
Daily smokers; n (%) | 486 | 17 (3.5) | 15 (4.2) | 2 (1.5) | 0.15 | 4 (2.6) | 13 (3.9) | 0.48 |