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Table 3 Occupational, sociodemographic and life-style factors, among 490 teachers (356 females and 134 males), stratified into four levels of burnout; level 0 (no burnout in any dimension), level 1 (burnout in one dimension), level 2 (burnout in two dimensions) and level 3 (burnout in all three dimensions). Further, p-values were presented for univariable models estimating level 0 + 1 vs, level 2 + 3

From: Burnout among Swedish school teachers – a cross-sectional analysis

  

Level 0

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Test for trend

Univariable models level 0 + 1 vs. level 2 + 3

Scale

(N = 248)

(N = 169)

(N = 53)

(N = 20)

P *

P **

Occupational factors

 Year of compulsory school

     

0.04

0.003

  year 4–6; n (%)

 

83 (34)

59 (35)

11 (21)

0

  

  year 7–9; n (%)

 

165 (66)

110 (65)

42 (79)

20 (100)

  

 Seniority, years; mean (SD)

 

17 (13)

19 (12)

15 (10)

13 (8)

0.75

0.007

 Mechanical exposure index; mean (SD)

11–33

15.5 (3.3)

15.8 (3.3)

16.1 (3.2)

16.2 (4.2)

0.13

0.24

 Physical exposure index; mean (SD)

7–21

9.8 (1.6)

10.1 (1.7)

10.3 (2.2)

10.0 (1.8)

0.07

0.17

 Complaints on computer

 workstation arrangements; mean (SD)

1–5

2.9 (1.1)

3.2 (1.0)

3.3 (1.1)

3.9 (1.1)

<0.001

0.003

 Job demands; mean (SD)

1–4

2.8 (0.4)

3.0 (0.4)

3.1 (0.4)

3.3 (0.2)

<0.001

<0.001

 Job control; mean (SD)

1–4a

3.3 (0.3)

3.2 (0.3)

3.1 (0.3)

3.0 (0.3)

<0.001

<0.001

  Decision latitude

1–4a

3.2 (0.5)

3.0 (0.5)

2.9 (0.4)

2.9 (0.4)

<0.001

<0.001

  Skill discretion

1–4a

3.4 (0.3)

3.4 (0.3)

3.3 (0.3)

3.1 (0.2)

<0.001

<0.001

 Job support; mean (SD)

1–4a

2.9 (0.4)

2.8 (0.4)

2.6 (0.5)

2.6 (0.3)

<0.001

<0.001

  Job support management

1–4a

2.8 (0.5)

2.6 (0.5)

2.2 (0.6)

2.2 (0.5)

<0.001

<0.001

  Job support colleagues

1–4a

3.1 (0.4)

3.0 (0.4)

2.9 (0.5)

3.0 (0.3)

<0.001

<0.001

 Emotional demands; mean (SD)

0–4

2.6 (0.7)

2.9 (0.7)

3.0 (0.6)

3.4 (0.4)

<0.001

<0.001

 Demands of hiding emotions; mean (SD)

0–4

1.5 (0.8)

1.8 (0.7)

2.0 (0.8)

2.1 (0.8)

<0.001

<0.001

 Sensory demands; mean (SD)

0–4

2.3 (0.6)

2.4 (0.6)

2.4 (0.5)

2.4 (0.6)

0.49

0.84

 Leadership; mean (SD)

0–4a

2.3 (0.8)

2.0 (0.7)

1.4 (0.8)

1.2 (0.8)

<0.001

<0.001

 Self- efficacy; mean (SD)

1–5a

4.2 (0.4)

4.0 (0.5)

3.9 (0.4)

3.5 (0.4)

<0.001

<0.001

Sociodemographic and life-style factors

 Gender

     

0.45

0.78

  Men; n (%)

 

72 (29)

43 (25)

13 (24)

6 (30)

  

  Women; n (%)

 

176 (71)

126 (75)

40 (76)

14 (70)

  

 Age, years; mean (SD)

 

48 (11)

48 (11)

46 (10)

45 (8.5)

0.31

0.03

 BMI, points; mean (SD)

 

24 (3)

25 (4)

24 (3)

23.5 (3)

0.82

0.50

 Number of children; mean (SD)

 

1.2 (1.2)

1.0 (1.1)

1.2 (1.1)

1.3 (1.1)

0.59

0.42

 Marital status

     

0.60

0.78

  Married/cohabit; n (%)

 

209 (86)

137 (83)

45 (87)

16 (84)

  

  Single; n (%)

 

34 (14)

29 (17)

7 (13)

3 (16)

  

 Neck-shoulder pain; n (%)

 

97 (39)

86 (52)

29 (56)

13 (65)

0.001

0.03

 Low-back pain; n (%)

 

71 (29)

62 (37)

21 (40)

8 (40)

0.04

0.19

 Sleep quality; mean (SD)

1–4a

3.1 (0.7)

2.6 (0.9)

2.3 (0.8)

2.4 (0.8)

<0.001

<0.001

 Personal relaxation time; mean (SD)

1–6a

3.7 (1.4)

3.5 (1.3)

2.9 (1.3)

2.9 (1.1)

0.001

<0.001

 Domestic work; mean (SD)

1–5

2.8 (0.9)

2.9 (0.9)

2.8 (0.8)

2.6 (0.5)

0.59

0.22

 Physical exercise; mean (SD)

1–5a

2.7 (1.1)

2.7 (1.2)

2.6 (1.1)

2.4 (1.1)

0.28

0.21

  1. *Jonckheere-Terpstra Test for trend across level 0 – level 3
  2. **Univariable Poisson regression: Level 0 + 1 vs. level 2 + 3
  3. (a)Higher scores among the occupational factors indicate a more unfavourable situation, except where noted