Burnout
Burnout and Age:
Table :
ANOVA between Burnout Scores and Age
Descriptives
N
Mean
Std.
Deviation
Std.
Error
95% Confidence
Interval for Mean
Minimum Maximum
Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
Maslach
Score 1:
EE
20-29 16 22.7500 12.04159 3.01040 16.3335 29.1665 8.00 38.00
30-39 39 23.6410 12.02954 1.92627 19.7415 27.5406 3.00 43.00
40-49 64 13.6094 7.35628 .91953 11.7718 15.4469 4.00 33.00
50-59 33 12.2121 11.07575 1.92804 8.2848 16.1394 0.00 36.00
60+ 10 10.4000 7.87683 2.49087 4.7653 16.0347 5.00 25.00
Total 162 16.4444 11.05997 .86895 14.7284 18.1605 0.00 43.00
Maslach
Score 2:
20-29 16 41.1250 4.71699 1.17925 38.6115 43.6385 34.00 47.00
30-39 39 42.0000 5.08869 .81484 40.3504 43.6496 29.00 48.00
PA 40-49 64 40.2031 9.52720 1.19090 37.8233 42.5829 8.00 48.00
50-59 33 41.7273 4.49495 .78247 40.1334 43.3211 36.00 48.00
60+ 10 45.3000 3.16403 1.00056 43.0366 47.5634 40.00 48.00
Total 162 41.3519 7.06445 .55504 40.2558 42.4479 8.00 48.00
Maslach
Score 3:
D
20-29 16 6.7500 5.92734 1.48183 3.5915 9.9085 0.00 14.00
30-39 39 7.8205 5.13436 .82216 6.1561 9.4849 2.00 16.00
40-49 64 3.4063 4.22284 .52785 2.3514 4.4611 0.00 16.00
50-59 33 3.4848 3.48318 .60634 2.2498 4.7199 0.00 11.00
60+ 10 3.9000 2.80674 .88757 1.8922 5.9078 0.00 7.00
Total 162 4.8457 4.80498 .37751 4.1002 5.5912 0.00 16.00
ANOVA
Sum of
Squares df
Mean
Square
F
Sig.
Maslach
Score 1:
EE
Between
Groups
4126.876
4
1031.719 10.405 .000
Within
Groups
15567.124 157 99.154
Total 19694.000 161
Maslach
Score 2:
PA
Between
Groups
262.190
4
65.547 1.324 .263
Within
Groups
7772.755 157 49.508
Total 8034.944 161
Maslach
Score 3:
Between
Groups
605.818
4
151.455 7.643 .000
DWithin
Groups
3111.324 157 19.817
Total 3717.142 161
A one way between subjects ANOVA was conducted to compare the effect age
has on burnout scores. There was a significant effect at the p<.05 level for the four
conditions/status namely: [F (4, 157) = 10.405, p= .000 for emotional exhaustion
subscale, [F (4, 157) = 1.324, p= .263 for the personal accomplishment scale and
[F (4, 157) = 7.643, p= .000 for the depersonalisation scale.
To begin with I looked at the relationship between emotional exhaustion and age.
A comparison of the results indicated that the mean scores for counsellors aged
20-29 (M= 22.75, SD= 12.04) and counsellors aged 30-39 (M= 23.64, SD=
12.02) were significantly different compared to
counsellors aged 40-49 (M= 13.60, SD= 7.35), counsellors aged 50-59 (M=
12.21, SD= 11.7) and counsellors aged 60 and above (M= 10.40, SD= 7.87)
These results suggest that age has a positive impact on emotional exhaustion.
Counsellors who are above 40 years old are likely to have the least emotional
exhaustion scores whereas counsellors who are aged between 20 and 39 years old
are likely to have the highest emotional exhaustion scores.
Regarding the personal accomplishment scale A comparison of the results
indicated that the mean scores for counsellors aged 60 and above (M= 45.3, SD=
3.16) were significantly different compared to counsellors aged counsellors aged
20-29 (M= 41.12, SD= 4.71), counsellors aged 30-39 (M= 42.00, SD= 5.08),
counsellors aged 40-49 (M= 40.20, SD= 9.52) and counsellors
aged 50-59 (M= 41.72, SD= 4.49).
These results suggest that age has a positive impact on personal accomplishment.
Counsellors who are aged 40-49 are likely to have the least personal
accomplishment scores whereas counsellors who are aged above 60 are likely to
have the highest personal accomplishment scores followed by those who are aged
30-39, aged 50-59, and aged 20-29 and then by those aged 40- 49.
Results for the depersonalisation scale indicated that the mean scores for
counsellors aged 20-29 (M= 6.75, SD= 5.92) and counsellors aged 30-39 (M=
7.82, SD= 5.13) were significantly different compared to counsellors aged 40-49
(M= 3.40, SD= 4.22), counsellors aged 50-59 (M= 3.48, SD= 3.48) and
counsellors aged 60 and above (M= 3.9, SD= 2.80)
These results suggest that age status has a positive impact on depersonalisation
scores. Counsellors aged 40-49 are likely to have the least depersonalisation
scores whereas counsellors 30-39 are likely to have the highest depersonalisation
scores followed by those aged 20-29 and then by those aged above 60 and those
aged 50-59.
Burnout and Gender:
Table :
Independent samples T-Test between Gender and Burnout Scores
Sex of participant
N
Mean
Std.
Deviation
Std. Error
Mean
Emotional
exhaustion
Male 58 16.3448 9.64193 1.26605
Female 103 16.5922 11.84163 1.16679
Personal Male 58 42.9138 4.81330 .63202
accomplishment Female 103 40.4175 7.95271 .78360
Depersonalisatio
n
Male 58 4.5862 4.11260 .54001
Female 103 5.0388 5.16573 .50899
Levene's Test
for Equality
of Variances T-Test for Equality of Means
F
Sig.
T
df
Sig.
(2-
tailed
)
Mean
Differenc
e
Std.
Error
Differenc
e
95% Confidence
Interval of the
Difference
Lower Upper
Emotional
exhaustion
Equal
variance
s
assumed
3.233 .074
-
.136
159 .892 -.24741 1.82277 -
3.8473
7
3.3525
6
Equal
variance
s not
assumed
-
.144
138.93
6
.886 -.24741 1.72171 -
3.6515
4
3.1567
3
Personal
accomplishmen
t
Equal
variance
s
assumed
2.426 .121 2.17
5
159 .031 2.49632 1.14772 .22957 4.7630
7
Equal
variance
s not
assumed
2.48
0
158.12
7
.014 2.49632 1.00672 .50797 4.4846
7
Equal 10.14 .002
-
159 .568 -.45263 .79041
-
1.1084
Depersonalizati variance
9
.573 2.0136
4
on
s 9
assumed
Equal
-
141.05 .543 -.45263 .74208
-
1.0144
variance .610
4
1.9196
1
s not
7
assumed
An independent-samples t-test was conducted to compare burnout scores between
male and female counsellors.
For the emotional exhaustion subscale, there was no significant difference in the
scores for males (M=16.34, SD= 9.64) and scores for females (M=16.59, SD=
11.84) conditions; t (159) = -.136, p=.892. These results suggest that gender does
not have an influence on emotional exhaustion subscale scores.
For the personal accomplishment subscale there was a significant difference in the
scores for males (M=42.91, SD= 4.81) and scores for females (M=40.41, SD=
7.95) conditions; t (159) = 2.175, p=.0.31. These results suggest that gender does
have an influence on personal accomplishment subscale scores. Specifically Male
counsellors have higher scores on personal accomplishment than female
counsellors.
For the depersonalisation subscale there was a significant difference in the scores
for males (M=4.58, SD= 4.11) and scores for females (M=5.03, SD= 5.16)
conditions; t (159) = -.573, p=.568. These results suggest that gender does have an
influence on depersonalisation subscale scores. Specifically, female counsellors
have higher scores on depersonalisation than male counsellors.
