Table 1 Characteristics of Chinese preschool teachers with or without burnout

Sex

0.45

0.502

 Male

134/1741(7.7%)

59/815(7.2%)

75/926(8.1%)

 Female

1607/1741(92.3%)

756/815(92.8%)

851/926(91.9%)

Education

3.64

0.162

 Senior high school or less

266/1741(16.4%)

122/815(15.0%)

164/926(17.7%)

 Junior college

516/1741(29.7%)

256/815(31.4%)

260/926(28.1%)

 College or above

939/1741(53.9%)

437/815(53.6%)

502/926(54.2%)

Marital status

14.09

0.001

 Never married

361/1741(20.7%)

139/815(17.1%)

222/926(24.0%)

 Married

1313/1741(75.4%)

648/815(79.5%)

665/926(71.8%)

 Divorced or Widowed

67/1741(3.9%)

28/815(3.4%)

39/926(4.2%)

The type of school

2.74

0.098

 Private school

570/1741(32.7%)

283/815(34.7%)

287/926(31.0%)

 Public school

1171/1741(67.3%)

532/815(65.3%)

639/926(69.0%)

Income satisfaction

49.52

< 0.001

 No

1077/1741(61.9%)

433/815(53.1%)

644/926(69.5%)

 Yes

664/1741(38.1%)

382/815(46.9%)

282/926(30.5%)

BMI

18.04

< 0.001

 Normal weight

822/1741(47.2%)

371/815(45.5%)

451/926(48.7%)

 Underweight

130/1741(7.5%)

44/815(5.4%)

86/926(9.3%)

 Overweight

345/1741(19.8%)

188/815(23.1%)

157/926(17.0%)

 Obesity

444/1741(25.5%)

212/815(26.0%)

232/926(25.0%)

Depression

359.56

< 0.001

 No

1046/1741(60.1%)

683/815(83.8%)

363/926(39.2%)

 Yes

695/1741(39.9%)

132/815(16.2%)

563/926(60.8%)

Age

34.66 ± 8.86

35.53 ± 8.83

33.89 ± 8.82

3.87

< 0.001

Years of teaching

13.54 ± 10.99

14.37 ± 11.24

12.81 ± 10.72

2.95

0.003

Perceived stress

23.98 ± 8.85

19.05 ± 7.61

28.32 ± 7.49

−25.56

< 0.001