Table 3: Tests of correlation of personal and work characteristics, task demands, social support and activities outside work with MBI.
Variables |
Categories/Domains |
Mean ± SD |
Test Statistic |
p-value |
Age1 |
40-years-old and below |
2.38 ± 0.442 |
154*** |
< 0.001 |
41 to 50-years-old |
1.62 ± 0.541 |
|
|
|
51-years-old and above |
1.51 ± 0.182 |
|
|
|
Nationality2 |
Saudi local |
2.29 ± 0.524 |
-8.11*** |
< 0.001 |
Non-Saudi |
1.74 ± 0.524 |
|
|
|
Educational Attainment2 |
Master’s Degree |
2.09 ± 0.402 |
2.90** |
0.004 |
Doctoral Degree |
1.86 ± 0.658 |
|
|
|
Academic Ranking2 |
Teaching Assistant and Lecturer |
2.11 ± 0.446 |
4.42** |
< 0.001 |
Assistant and Associate Professor |
1.80 ± 0.668 |
|
|
|
Program Level Assignment2 |
Undergraduate only |
1.90 ± 0.431 |
-0.598 |
0.550 |
With graduate teaching assignment |
1.94 ± 0.820 |
|
|
|
Years in Service1 |
5 years or less |
2.11 ± 0.541 |
17.4*** |
< 0.001 |
6 to 10 years |
2.21 ± 0.582 |
|
|
|
10 to 15 years |
2.00 ± 0.478 |
|
|
|
More than 15 years |
1.57 ± 0.627 |
|
|
|
Administrative Position2 |
Yes |
1.81 ± 0.636 |
3.18** |
0.002 |
No |
2.03 ± 0.568 |
|
|
|
Task Demands3 |
Work hours per week |
n/a |
-0.027 |
0.636 |
Work pressure |
n/a |
0.346*** |
< 0.001 |
|
Social Support3 |
|
n/a |
0.292*** |
< 0.001 |
Activities outside Work3 |
Sleep hours per day |
n/a |
-0.219*** |
< 0.001 |
Family hours per day |
n/a |
0.076 |
0.191 |
|
Leisure hours per day |
n/a |
-0.069 |
0.231 |
1Oneway ANOVA, 2Indepedent t-test, 3Pearson-R correlation test; *p < 0.05, *p < 0.01, *p < 0.001