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Table 3 Group differences between police and Norwegian physicians. Physicians: Subjective health complaints (N = 6,652); Personality (N = 896); Burnout (N = 1,082)

From: An exploration of job stress and health in the Norwegian police service: a cross sectional study

  

Police

Physicians

 

Females

 

mean

SD

mean

SD

p

 

Subjective Health Complaints

4.27

(3.84)

2.76

(2.89)

***

 

(BCI)c neuroticism

3.56

(2.26)

4.00

(2.22)

*

 

(BCI)c extroversion

5.91

(2.28)

5.51

(2.66)

*

 

(BCI)c control/compulsiveness

4.46

(2.20)

3.37

(2.14)

***

 

(BCI)c reality weakness

1.38

(1.70)

0.98

(1.40)

**

 

(MBI)a emotional exhaustion

2.15

(0.64)

2.64

(0.86)

***

 

(MBI)a depersonalization

2.13

(0.68)

1.80

(0.60)

***

 

(MBI)a personal accomplishment

2.48

(0.42)

2.52

(0.46)

*

Males

      
 

Subjective Health Complaints

3.87

(4.30)

2.00

(2.32)

***

 

(BCI)c neuroticism

2.34

(2.03)

2.83

(2.10)

***

 

(BCI)c extroversion

5.11

(2.40)

4.89

(2.50)

*

 

(BCI)c control/compulsiveness

4.32

(2.12)

3.51

(2.05)

***

 

(BCI)c reality weakness

1.19

(1.52)

0.91

(1.23)

***

 

(MBI)a emotional exhaustion

2.25

(0.69)

2.56

(0.81)

***

 

(MBI)a depersonalization

2.26

(0.76)

1.88

(0.64)

***

 

(MBI)a personal accomplishment

2.42

(0.41)

2.41

(0.44)

Ns

  1. Note. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.
  2. a MBI – Maslach Burnout Inventory
  3. c BCI – Basic Character Inventory