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Table 1 Associations of Demographic variables with job-related burnout syndrome components, and General Self-efficacy in nurses (mean ± SD)

From: General self-efficacy modifies the effect of stress on burnout in nurses with different personality types

Variable

N

MBI-GS

MBI-GS: EX

MBI-GS: CY

MBI-GS: PE

GSE

Gender

 Male

48

35.2 ± 13.5

11.9 ± 6.9

8.4 ± 6.2

14.9 ± 8.1

24.9 ± 5.4

 Female

812

30.9 ± 14.1

13.2 ± 6.7

7.0 ± 5.4

10.7 ± 8.8

25.5 ± 5.6

 t

 

2.057*

−1.268

1.682

3.241**

−0.688

Marital status

 Single

448

31.4 ± 14.2

12.7 ± 6.6

7.1 ± 5.4

11.6 ± 8.5

25.3 ± 5.5

 Married

412

30.8 ± 14.0

13.5 ± 6.8

7.1 ± 5.5

10.2 ± 9.0

25.6 ± 5.7

 t

 

0.678

−1.820

0.096

2.424*

−0.749

Age

  < 30

622

31.4 ± 13.7

12.8 ± 6.6

7.0 ± 5.3

11.5 ± 8.7

25.2 ± 5.4

 30~

168

31.7 ± 15.6

14.2 ± 7.0

7.6 ± 5.9

10.0 ± 8.7

25.5 ± 6.2

 40~

70

27.5 ± 13.3

12.8 ± 6.7

6.4 ± 5.8

8.3 ± 9.3

27.5 ± 5.3

 F

 

2.616

2.649

1.362

5.484**

5.427**

Length of service (yrs)

 1~

666

31.4 ± 13.9

12.8 ± 6.6

7.0 ± 5.3

11.5 ± 8.7

25.2 ± 5.5

 10~

116

31.7 ± 15.8

14.5 ± 7.0

7.8 ± 6.0

9.3 ± 8.3

25.6 ± 5.8

 20~

78

28.0 ± 13.2

13.2 ± 6.9

6.5 ± 5.9

8.4 ± 9.1

27.0 ± 6.1

 F

 

2.078

2.921

1.675

6.855**

3.621*

Department

 Emergency

114

34.7 ± 14.0

15.1 ± 7.1

8.0 ± 5.3

11.6 ± 8.3

24.9 ± 5.5

 Surgical

145

31.5 ± 14.9

13.6 ± 6.9

7.6 ± 5.6

10.3 ± 8.4

25.0 ± 5.4

 Pediatric

44

32.8 ± 15.5

14.8 ± 7.9

7.0 ± 6.1

11.0 ± 9.7

25.9 ± 6.1

 Obstetrics and gynecology

95

29.9 ± 13.2

12.0 ± 5.9

7.0 ± 4.7

10.9 ± 8.9

26.1 ± 6.2

 Medicine

186

29.7 ± 13.9

13.1 ± 6.9

6.4 ± 5.4

10.3 ± 8.7

25.3 ± 5.4

 Mental Health

100

33.2 ± 13.1

12.4 ± 6.6

8.0 ± 5.7

12.8 ± 9.1

24.9 ± 5.7

 Other

176

29.0 ± 13.8

12.0 ± 6.0

6.3 ± 5.3

10.7 ± 9.0

25.9 ± 5.6

 F

 

2.810*

3.764**

2.198*

1.224

1.029

Job title

 Primary

718

31.3 ± 14.1

13.0 ± 6.7

7.0 ± 5.3

11.2 ± 8.7

25.1 ± 5.5

 Intermediate

142

30.4 ± 14.2

13.5 ± 7.0

7.4 ± 6.0

9.5 ± 8.9

26.8 ± 6.0

 t

 

0.707

−0.827

−0.596

2.173*

−3.260**

Personality type

 Introvert Stable

170

28.3 ± 13.0

11.6 ± 6.3

5.7 ± 4.3

10.9 ± 9.2

25.8 ± 5.2

 Extrovert Stable

223

24.9 ± 12.7

10.7 ± 5.9

5.2 ± 5.1

8.9 ± 8.2

27.6 ± 5.4

 Introvert Unstable

283

36.2 ± 14.1

15.0 ± 6.7

9.0 ± 5.8

12.2 ± 8.6

23.3 ± 5.0

 Extrovert Unstable

184

33.5 ± 13.2

14.4 ± 6.8

7.5 ± 5.2

11.6 ± 8.9

25.7 ± 5.9

 F

 

34.29***

23.07***

26.80***

6.38***

27.93***

  1. Note: *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001. MBI-GS Maslach burnout inventory-general survey, EX Exhaustion, CY Cynicism, PE Professional efficacy, GSE General self-efficacy