Influence of Spirituality on Cool Down Reactions, Work Engagement, and Life Satisfaction in Anthroposophic Health Care Professionals

Table 3

Mean values within the sample.

		Cool down index	Work engagement	Perceived work burden	Life satisfaction
All individuals	Mean	36.3	4.0	53.0	76.3
	SD	14.2	1.0	22.8	12.5
Gender
Women	Mean	36.44	4.10	51.22	75.67
	SD	14.37	1.02	22.03	12.33
Men	Mean	36.28	3.87	56.48	77.92
	SD	13.97	.96	23.57	12.37
value		.0	6.0	5.8	3.6
value		n.s.	.015	.016	.059
Age
31–40 years	Mean	39.85	3.68	53.31	77.06
	SD	14.26	1.02	21.32	13.06
41–50 years	Mean	35.69	3.97	53.94	76.94
	SD	12.49	.97	20.24	11.59
51–60 years	Mean	36.90	4.00	54.64	74.54
	SD	15.11	1.02	21.65	12.62
61–70 years	Mean	34.08	4.32	47.40	79.37
	SD	14.50	.98	25.93	11.89
value		2.0	5.1	2.4	3.4
value		n.s.	.002	.066	.018
Profession
Medical doctors	Mean	37.57	3.78	54.43	79.49
	SD	15.21	1.01	23.39	11.86
Nurses	Mean	37.75	3.78	51.81	76.16
	SD	14.20	1.20	21.80	13.60
Art/music therapists	Mean	34.20	4.27	47.23	72.09
	SD	12.82	.90	22.14	12.83
Eurythmy therapists	Mean	35.28	4.32	57.90	71.66
	SD	14.16	.95	21.45	11.45
Other	Mean	35.11	4.23	52.58	77.51
	SD	12.76	.86	23.33	11.39
value		1.2	7.7	2.6	8.9
value		n.s.	<.0001	.039	<.0001
Education level
High school education	Mean	37.13	3.91	55.36	76.41
	SD	14.25	1.01	21.91	13.01
Other levels	Mean	34.94	4.18	49.21	76.03
	SD	14.06	1.00	24.00	11.81
value		2.5	7.9	8.2	.1
value		n.s.	.005	.004	n.s.