Table 3 Internet Addiction Test scores by quartile of each factor of burnout
Factor of burnout | n | Mean | SD | One-way ANOVA | ANCOVA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P value | P value | |||||
Emotional exhaustion | ||||||
Quartile 1 | 1.00–1.80 | 425 | 24.7 | 5.70 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
Quartile 2 | 1.81–2.40 | 458 | 26.2 | 5.97 | ||
Quartile 3 | 2.41–3.20 | 455 | 27.4 | 6.84 | ||
Quartile 4 | 3.21–5.00 | 358 | 28.8 | 8.58 | ||
Depersonalization | ||||||
Quartile 1 | 1.00–1.17 | 469 | 24.5 | 4.87 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
Quartile 2 | 1.18–1.50 | 442 | 26.2 | 6.39 | ||
Quartile 3 | 1.51–2.00 | 421 | 27.4 | 6.88 | ||
Quartile 4 | 2.01–5.00 | 364 | 29.4 | 8.66 | ||
Decline of personal accomplishment | ||||||
Quartile 1 | 1.00–2.83 | 347 | 27.1 | 7.35 | < 0.001 | 0.020 |
Quartile 2 | 2.84–3.33 | 401 | 27.3 | 7.48 | ||
Quartile 3 | 3.34–3.83 | 438 | 27.1 | 7.01 | ||
Quartile 4 | 3.84–5.00 | 510 | 25.7 | 5.94 | ||