Table 3 OLS linear regression estimates of Anxiety and Depression scores (n = 1965)

Background characteristics

Ethnicity

 Filipino

Ref.

Ref.

 Indonesian

-0.75 (-1.17, -0.33)

< 0.001

-0.50 (-0.95, -0.06)

0.028

Age

< 0.001

< 0.001

 20–34

Ref.

Ref.

 35–44

-0.75 (-1.11, -0.39)

-0.79 (-1.17, -0.41)

 45+

-1.33 (-1.80, -0.86)

-1.39 (-1.89, -0.89)

Marital status

 Never married/divorced/widowed/separated

Ref.

Ref.

 Married

-0.07 (-0.41, 0.26)

0.676

0.01 (-0.34, 0.36)

0.955

Education level

0.005

0.002

 Up to secondary school

Ref.

Ref.

 Technical or vocational school

0.59 (0.18, 0.99)

0.56 (0.13, 0.98)

 University or postgraduate degree

0.52 (0.13, 0.90)

0.67 (0.26, 1.07)

Years working as MDW in Hong Kong

< 0.001

< 0.001

 1–3

Ref.

Ref.

 4–9

-0.39 (-0.76, -0.02)

-0.08 (-0.47, 0.31)

 10+

-1.24 (-1.68, -0.79)

-1.07 (-1.53, -0.60)

Psychosocial factors

How often do you feel stress these days?

1.59 (1.47, 1.72)

< 0.001

1.75 (1.62, 1.88)

< 0.001

Generic Job Satisfaction Scale

-0.12 (-0.15, -0.10)

< 0.001

-0.13 (-0.16, -0.10)

< 0.001

Employment conditions score

< 0.001

< 0.001

 Good (0)

Ref.

Ref.

 Average (1–3)

1.21 (0.83, 1.60)

1.56 (1.15, 1.96)

 Poor (≥ 4)

3.11 (2.68, 3.54)

3.56 (3.10, 4.01)