Burnout among pilots: psychosocial factors related to happiness and performance at simulator training

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Table 1. Means, standard deviations (SD), correlations and Cronbach’s alpha (on the diagonal) of the study variables, N = 1145.

	Mean	SD	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
1. Organisational Tenure	12.30	8.65	–
2. Work-life conflict	3.21	.67	−.04	.39 ^a
3. Future Insecurity	2.69	.49	−.06	.40**	.62
4. Social Support	3.40	.76	−.12**	−.28**	−.32**	.79
5. Relationship with Organ.	2.16	.61	−.11**	−.35**	−.43**	.42**	.82
6. Developmental Possible.	2.28	.59	−.15**	−.29**	−.41**	.40**	.60**	.84
7. Seeking Resources	3.16	.62	−.13**	−.09**	−.06	.34**	.24**	.32**	.67
8. Seeking Challenges	2.31	.96	−.24**	−.07*	−.01	.18**	.18**	.20**	.44**	–
9. Optimising Demands	3.49	.82	−.08*	−.02	.00	.17**	.13**	.13**	.39**	.29**	.60 ^a
10. Exhaustion	2.86	.46	.03	.62**	.45**	−.36**	−.50**	−.40**	−.24**	−.20**	−.12**	.83
11. Disengagement	2.61	.47	.00	.42**	.45**	−.38**	−.55**	−.56**	−.34**	−.20**	−.18**	.68**	.79
12. Happiness	6.61	1.97	−.03	−.42**	−.44**	.30**	.34**	.32**	.13**	.06*	.05	−.49**	−.47**	–
13. Performance at simulator checks/training ^b	2.51	.50	.18**	.02	.02	.06	−.06	−.09*	.04	.11**	.11**	.04	.03	.01

^a Represents inter-item correlation.

^b Represent polychoric correlations.

* Indicates p < .05 (2-tailed).

** Indicates p < .01 level (2-tailed).

Figure 1. The hypothesised job demands-resources model of burnout among pilots.

Notes: Paths with dotted lines were not significant. Correlations between tenure and exogenous variables as well as paths from tenure to endogenous variables are excluded for simplicity.