Table 2 Means, standard deviations and group differences of psychopathological symptom burden and health-promoting factors
From: Correlates of mental health in occupations at risk for traumatization: a cross-sectional study
| Â | Medical staff (MS) | Police officers (PO) | Firefighters (FF) | Â | p | Significant post-hoc tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Psychopathological symptom burden | ||||||
 General psychopathological symptoms (n = 571) | 15.37 (5.41) | 15.91 (5.29) | 15.24 (6.38) | F(2, 568) = 0.79 | .455 |  |
 Posttraumatic stress symptoms (n = 498) | 29.67 (22.49) | 30.31 (23.36) | 24.58 (19.29) | F(2, 495) = 2.31 | .101 |  |
Burnout | ||||||
 Emotional exhaustion (n = 576) | 16.54 (10.35) | 18.99 (11.17) | 12.01 (10.10) | F(2, 573) = 15.26 | < .001 | PO > MS > FF |
 Depersonalization (n = 577) | 6.68 (5.95) | 9.36 (6.44) | 6.57 (5.88) | F(2, 574) = 13.80 | < .001 | PO > (MS = FF) |
 Personal accomplishment (n = 572) | 30.21 (7.69) | 28.06 (8.51) | 27.77 (7.93) | F(2, 569) = 5.15 | .006 | MS > (PO = FF) |
Health-promoting factors | ||||||
 Sense of coherence (n = 580) | 46.58 (7.59) | 45.11 (7.52) | 46.84 (7.84) | F(2, 577) = 3.02 | .050 | PO < (MS = FF) |
 Trait-resilience (n = 578) | 60.94 (10.14) | 60.98 (10.18) | 60.02 (9.69) | F(2, 575) = 0.36 | .700 |  |
 Internal LOC (n = 580) | 4.14 (0.62) | 3.94 (0.72) | 4.18 (0.61) | F(2, 577) = 7.05 | .001 | PO < (MS = FF) |
 External LOC (n = 580) | 2.40 (0.77) | 2.61 (0.82) | 2.34 (0.82) | F(2, 577) = 5.61 | .004 | PO > (MS = FF) |