Research Article

Emotional Burnout, Perceived Sources of Job Stress, Professional Fulfillment, and Engagement among Medical Residents in Malaysia

Table 6

Factors associated with emotional burnout by multiple linear regression ( ).

SEBeta value95% CI
Lower Upper

Graduate qualification (pass)2.81.40.10.0450.15.5
Ethnicity (Malay)3.71.60.20.0170.76.8
Ethnicity (Chinese)2.81.50.10.065−0.25.8
Age0.80.40.10.0410.01.6
Work demands affect personal/home life.3.51.50.20.0190.66.4
Difficulty in maintaining relationship with supervisor.4.31.40.20.0031.57.1
Feeling of underpaid.5.31.50.2<0.0012.48.1
Satisfaction with the decrease of working hours to 60–72 hours and a “two days off” per week.−6.52.1−0.20.002−2.41.0
Satisfaction with the introduction of the two-way-feedback/report-system of resident-supervisor relationship during residency training.−9.72.2−0.3<0.001−13.9−5.4

The reference group for graduate qualification is “Distinction”; for ethnicity is “Indian”; for satisfaction with the weekly work duration is “yes”; for all other variables is “no.”