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Table 6 Job satisfaction, turnover intention and burnout for peer workers and other mental health clinicians

From: Workplace experiences of mental health consumer peer workers in New South Wales, Australia: a survey study exploring job satisfaction, burnout and turnover intention

Component

Peer Workers

(n = 67)

Mean (S.D.)

Other mental health cliniciansa (n = 277)

Mean (S.D.)

Independent samples t-test results

Job Satisfaction

7.25 (2.08)

6.94 (2.04)

t = 1.11, p = 0.270

Turnover Intention

1.58 (0.67)

1.46 (0.66)

t = 1.31, p = 0.192

Disengagement

2.17 (0.50)

2.24 (0.40)

t = −1.05, p = 0.296

Exhaustion

2.44 (0.50)

2.38 (0.41)

t = 1.12, p = 0.262

  1. Notes:S.D. Standard Deviation; aSample drawn from Scanlan and Still [33]