Research Article
Emotional Burnout, Perceived Sources of Job Stress, Professional Fulfillment, and Engagement among Medical Residents in Malaysia
Table 3
Association between sociodemographic factors and emotional burnout (
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| Variables | Mean (SD) | P value |
| Gender | | | Male | 23.6 (10.9) | 0.529 | Female | 22.7 (10.0) | Age | | | ≤24 | 21.8 (5.8) | 0.850 | 25–27 | 23.3 (10.6) | ≥28 | 22.9 (11.1) | Ethnicity | | | Malay | 24.4 (8.9) | 0.077 | Chinese | 24.0 (10.4) | Indian | 20.5 (11.6) | Marital status | | | Single | 22.5 (10.4) | 0.132 | Married/cohabiting | 25.4 (10.0) | University graduated | | | Local public | 23.1 (7.9) | 0.614 | Local private | 21.8 (9.1) | International | 23.8 (13.1) | Graduate qualification | | | Distinction | 23.1 (8.9) | 0.060 | Honors | 19.7 (10.2) | Pass | 24.1 (10.4) | Current month of residency training | | | ≤12 months | 22.2 (9.5) | 0.199 | 13–24 months | 24.1 (11.5) | >24 months | 29.8 (9.6) | Current rotation | | | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 30.2 (12.8) | 0.008 | Medicine | 22.8 (7.3) | Surgery | 19.5 (11.7) | Emergency Medicine | 22.3 (9.9) | Pediatrics | 24.4 (10.2) | Orthopedics | 21.5 (11.2) | Work hours over the past week | | | 60 hours | 21.7 (10.2) | 0.019 | 72 hours | 25.3 (10.3) | Smoking | | | Yes | 24.3 (10.9) | 0.606 | No | 23.0 (10.4) | Alcohol | | | Yes | 24.7 (11.9) | 0.434 | No | 22.9 (10.2) |
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