"Gender Differences in Job Burnout, Career Choice Regret, and Depressive Symptoms Among Chinese Dental Postgraduates: A Cross-Sectional Study"

作者全名："Yan, Li; Zhong, Xiaogang; Yang, Lu; Long, Huiqing; Ji, Ping; Jin, Xin; Liu, Li"

作者地址："[Yan, Li; Liu, Li] Chongqing Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth & Management, Chongqing, Peoples R China; [Zhong, Xiaogang] Chongqing Med Univ, NHC Key Lab Diag & Treatment Brain Funct Dis, Affiliated Hosp 1, Chongqing, Peoples R China; [Yang, Lu; Long, Huiqing; Ji, Ping; Jin, Xin] Chongqing Med Univ, Key Lab Psychoseomadsy, Stomatol Hosp, Chongqing, Peoples R China; [Ji, Ping] Chongqing Stomatol Assoc, Chongqing, Peoples R China"

通信作者："Liu, L (通讯作者)，Chongqing Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth & Management, Chongqing, Peoples R China.; Jin, X (通讯作者)，Chongqing Med Univ, Key Lab Psychoseomadsy, Stomatol Hosp, Chongqing, Peoples R China."

来源：FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH

ESI学科分类：SOCIAL SCIENCES, GENERAL

WOS号：WOS:000820090400001

JCR分区：Q1

影响因子：5.2

年份：2022

卷号：10

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文献类型：Article

关键词：job burnout; career choice regret; depressive symptoms; dental postgraduates; gender differences

摘要："Background: Job burnout, career choice regret, and depressive symptoms among medical students have received widespread attention. However, little is known about the role of gender in these areas for dental postgraduates. This study aimed to explore gender differences in job burnout, career choice regret, and depressive symptoms among Chinese dental postgraduates. Methods: The data were collected from an epidemiological survey conducted by our group from February 2021 to March 2021. We used a self-administered questionnaire covering demographic characteristics, the Maslach Burnout Inventory, the Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders scale, and the Career Choice Regret scale. Univariate and multivariable analyses were performed to explore influencing factors. Results: A total of 558 valid dental postgraduate questionnaires were included in this study. The prevalence of job burnout, career choice regret, and depressive symptoms exceeded 30% in males and females. The prevalence of job burnout was 4.7% higher in females than in males; career choice regret was 12.2% higher in females than in males (P < 0.05), and depressive symptoms were 4.9% higher in females than in males. The multivariable analysis showed that factors associated with job burnout for males were sleep time and career choice regret for females. The influencing factors on career choice regret for females were postgraduate entrance examination score, sleep time, and job burnout. Depressive symptoms were a common influencing factor for job burnout and career choice regret in male and female dental postgraduates. Also, job burnout and depressive symptoms had the highest odds ratio for influencing factors on each other. Conclusion: Over 30% of dental postgraduates suffered from job burnout, career choice regret, and depressive symptoms, and incidences were higher in females. A discrepancy of influencing factors existed between male and female dental postgraduates. Targeted measures should be taken to change this situation."

基金机构："Natural Science Foundation Project of China [81870775, 81500855]"

基金资助正文：We would like to thank the Chongqing Stomatological Association for help with the acquisition of data and technical guidance. We also wish to thank the dental postgraduates who took part in this study. This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation Project of China (Grant Nos. 81870775 and 81500855).