Table 3 Descriptive statistics and intercorrelations among study variables

Psychol. distress (GHQ-12 score)

16.8

4.86

–

Burnout (MBI-GS score)

46.6

15.76

0.33**

–

 Emotional Exhaustion (EE)

13.0

7.96

0.22**

0.76**

–

 Depersonalization (DE)

6.30

6.06

0.01

0.52**

0.36**

–

 Personal accomplishment (PA)

27.3

9.65

0.45**

0.68**

0.19**

−0.08

–

Coping (Brief COPE score)

34.3

18.23

0.48**

0.27**

0.21**

−0.14**

0.51**

–

 Emotion-focused strategies

22.7

8.43

0.44**

0.34**

0.12

−0.09

0.52**

0.95**

–

 Problem-focused strategies

14.1

5.60

0.51**

0.33**

0.19**

−0.17**

0.49**

0.86**

0.82**

–

 Dysfunctional strategies

24.3

8.73

0.36**

0.34**

0.26**

−0.11

0.41**

0.92**

0.78**

0.66**

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