Table 1 Characteristics of respondents or burnout score with at-risk Internet addiction(IA) and non-IA among junior high school teachers
Variables | Non-IA | At-risk IA | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 1600) | (n = 96) | ||
Age (years)†, n(%) | |||
< 30 | 312 (19.50) | 42 (43.75) | < 0.001 |
30–39 | 363 (22.69) | 18 (18.75) | |
40–49 | 364 (22.75) | 18 (18.75) | |
50 < | 561 (35.06) | 18 (18.75) | |
Gender‡, n(%) | |||
Male | 942 (58.88) | 62 (64.58) | 0.269 |
Female | 658 (41.13) | 34 (35.42) | |
Position at school‡, n(%) | |||
Administrator | 129 (8.06) | 5 (5.21) | 0.386 |
Senior teacher | 60 (3.75) | 3 (3.13) | |
Teacher | 1160 (72.50) | 67 (69.79) | |
Full-time lecturer | 131 (8.19) | 11 (11.46) | |
Nursing teacher | 60 (3.75) | 3 (3.13) | |
Non-permanent teacher | 60 (3.75) | 7 (7.29) | |
Duration of service (year)†, n (%) | |||
< 5 | 276 (17.25) | 37 (38.54) | < 0.001 |
5–9 | 258 (16.13) | 16 (16.67) | |
10–19 | 328 (20.50) | 14 (14.58) | |
20–29 | 378 (23.63) | 17 (17.71) | |
30 ≦ | 360 (22.50) | 12 (12.50) | |
Burnout§, mean ± SD | |||
Emotional exhaustion | 2.54 ± 0.88 | 3.04 ± 0.93 | < 0.001 |
Depersonalization | 1.67 ± 0.62 | 2.10 ± 0.75 | < 0.001 |
Decline of personal accomplishment | 3.35 ± 0.71 | 3.15 ± 0.66 | 0.009 |