Research Article

Workplace Social Support as a Mediating Factor in the Association between Occupational Stressors and Job Burnout: A Study in the Taiwanese Nursing Context

Table 2

Distribution of demographic data and descriptive results of variables.

VariablesN (%)Mean (SD)Range

Age34.65 (9.85)20–58
Working years9.11 (8.71)0.25–31.67
 <1 year32 (6.40)
 1–5 years235 (47.00)
 6–10 years71 (14.20)
 11–20 years85 (17.00)
 ≥21 years77 (15.40)
Job stress68.86 (9.92)32–99
Workplace social support
 Workplace justice63.30 (14.14)0–100
  Supervisor social support11.97 (1.83)4–16
Coworker social support12.51 (1.74)4–16
Job burnout
 Personal burnout52.25 (17.85)0–100
  <80 points464 (92.80)
  ≥80 points36 (7.20)
 Work-related burnout48.68 (17.29)0–100
  <80 points475 (95.00)
  ≥80 points25 (5.00)
 Client-related burnout36.63 (16.39)0–100
  <65 points476 (95.20)
  ≥65 points24 (4.80)

Note. Personal burnout ≥80 points: severe; work-related burnout ≥80 points: severe; client related burnout ≥65 points: severe.