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Table 1 Comparison of demographic characteristics, work-related factors, occupational identity, job satisfaction, and burnout between three groups

From: Would you choose to be a psychiatrist again? A large-sample nationwide survey of psychiatrists and psychiatry residents in China

Variables

Total Sample

(n = 3783)

No

(n = 961)

Uncertain

(n = 1037)

Yes

(n = 1785)

F/χ2/Z

p

Age

38.8 ± 8.7

39.1 ± 7.8

38.1 ± 8.4

39 ± 9.3

4.272

0.014

Gender (%)

      

Male

1521(40.2)

444(29.2)

371(24.4)

706(46.4)

23.153

< 0.001

Female

2262(59.8)

517(22.9)

666(29.4)

1079(47.7)

  

Marital status (%)

      

Single

631(16.7)

126(20)

188(29.8)

317(50.2)

14.142

0.007

Married

3008(79.5)

793(26.4)

818(27.2)

1397(46.4)

  

Others

144(3.8)

42(29.2)

31(21.5)

71(49.3)

  

Annual income (Ten thousand RMBs)a

12(9,20)

10(8,15)

12(9,18)

13(10,20)

507.367

< 0.001

Educational level (%)

      

Bachelor or below

2438(64.4)

681(27.9)

676(27.7)

1081(44.3)

29.286

< 0.001

Master or above

1345(35.6)

280(20.8)

361(26.8)

704(52.3)

  

Professional title (%)

      

Junior or below

1031(27.3)

229(22.2)

305(29.6)

497(48.2)

28.603

< 0.001

Mid-level

1364(36.1)

396(29)

388(28.4)

580(42.5)

  

Senior or above

1388(36.7)

336(24.2)

344(24.8)

708(51)

  

Working hours per week

48(40,56)

50(44,60)

48(40,57)

45(40,54)

4.621

0.032

Night shifts per month

3(1,4)

4(2,5)

3(1,5)

3(0,4)

87.869

< 0.001

Number of outpatients per week

30(10,70)

30(10,70)

30(5,70)

30(10,70)

677.708

< 0.001

Number of inpatients per day

15(8,20)

15(10,20)

14(7,20)

13(6,20)

21.489

< 0.001

Participate in the frontline work of COVID-19 (%)

      

Yes

948(25.1)

242(25.5)

260(27.4)

446(47)

2.097

0.718

No

2776(73.4)

705(25.4)

756(27.2)

1315(47.4)

  

Dissatisfaction with job-related factors (%)

      

Dissatisfied with income

2195(58.0)

710(32.3)

656(29.9)

829(37.8)

209.183

< 0.001

Heavy workload

1714(45.3)

616(35.9)

502(29.3)

596(34.8)

243.303

< 0.001

Not feeling respected

1216(32.1)

419(34.5)

325(26.7)

472(38.8)

84.737

< 0.001

Strained doctor-patient relationship

1891(50.0)

563(29.8)

549(29)

779(41.2)

60.786

< 0.001

Excessive regulations

1463(38.7)

539(36.8)

433(29.6)

491(33.6)

220.87

< 0.001

Professional identity (%)

      

Positive

3555(94.0)

792(22.3)

1000(28.1)

1763(49.6)

310.219

< 0.001

Negative

228(6.0)

169(74.1)

37(16.2)

22(9.6)

  

Job satisfaction (%)

      

Satisfied

968(25.6)

90(9.3)

138(14.3)

740(76.4)

451.028

< 0.001

Dissatisfaction

2815(74.4)

871(30.9)

899(31.9)

1045(37.1)

  

Burnout(%)

948(25.1)

440(46.4)

288(30.4)

220(23.2)

378.027

< 0.001

Emotional exhaustion

11(6,21)

19(11,29)

14(9,22)

8(3,13)

0.198

0.656

Depersonalization

5(2,9)

7(4,12)

6(3,9)

3(1,6)

0.377

0.539

Personal accomplishment

34(24,41)

29(21,37)

32(22,39)

38(29,44)

28.808

< 0.001

  1. aUS dollar to RMB (renminbi) ratio: 1 US dollar ≈ 6.5 RMB.