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Table 4 Estimates of the association between work-related health indicators and poor mental well-being in employed men and women (ESS 2010) a,b

From: Contemporary employment arrangements and mental well-being in men and women across Europe: a cross-sectional study

 

Employed men

Employed women

Total

 

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Interaction Model 4

Beta (S.E.)

Beta (S.E.)

Beta (S.E.)

Beta (S.E.)

Beta (S.E.)

Beta (S.E.)

Beta (S.E.)

Intercept

2.057 (0.183)***

1.646 (0.184)***

1.358 (0.191)***

2.481 (0.197)***

2.036 (0.204)***

1.847 (0.210)***

1.458 (0.150)***

Employment quality

       

Non-permanent contract

−0.110 (0.075)

 

−0.090 (0.074)

−0.069 (0.077)

 

−0.103 (0.076)

−0.130 (0.074)

Contributory earner with insufficient household income

0.696 (0.125)***

 

0.674 (0.123)***

0.907 (0.095)***

 

0.819 (0.094)***

0.651 (0.126)***

Main earner with insufficient household income

0.922 (0.080)***

 

0.801 (0.079)***

1.224 (0.103)***

 

1.117 (0.103)***

0.806 (0.080)***

Irregular and/or unsocial hours

0.053 (0.010)***

 

0.046 (0.010)***

0.072 (0.013)***

 

0.066 (0.013)***

0.055 (0.010)***

Part-time

0.109 (0.126)

 

0.134 (0.124)

0.228 (0.068)***

 

0.215 (0.067)***

0.138 (0.127)

Involuntary part-time

0.182 (0.133)

 

0.227 (0.131)

0.221 (0.111)*

 

0.159 (0.110)

0.202 (0.135)

Lack of training

0.033 (0.053)

 

−0.012 (0.052)

−0.130 (0.057)*

 

−0.186(0.057)***

−0.048 (0.053)

Lack of representation

0.297 (0.051)***

 

0.198 (0.051)***

0.169 (0.055)**

 

0.080 (0.056)

0.203 (0.052)***

Lack of participation

0.023 (0.008)**

 

0.010 (0.009)

0.029 (0.009)***

 

0.010 (0.010)

0.009 (0.009)

Quality of intrinsic characteristics of the work task

      

Low skill discretion

 

0.033 (0.012)**

0.030 (0.012)*

 

0.049 (0.013)***

0.047 (0.013)***

0.039 (0.009)***

Low autonomy

 

0.007 (0.010)

−0.004 (0.011)

 

0.028 (0.011)**

0.012 (0.012)

0.004 (0.008)

High psychological demands

 

0.106 (0.009)***

0.096 (0.009)***

 

0.065 (0.009)***

0.053 (0.009)***

0.074 (0.006)***

Lack of co-workers support

 

0.407 (0.127)***

0.348 (0.126)**

 

0.298 (0.111)**

0.236 (0.110)*

0.294 (0.082)***

Lack of career opportunities

 

0.107 (0.009)***

0.095 (0.009)***

 

0.085 (0.010)***

0.074 (0.010)***

0.084 (0.007)***

R 2

0.062

0.074

0.099

0.061

0.045

0.080

0.090

Interactions c

       

Women* main earner with insufficient household income

     

0.270 (0.125)*

  1. a*p ≤0.05; **p ≤0.01; ***p ≤0.001; bModels are controlled for country dummies, age, education, children living at home and single parent; cOnly significant interactions are shown.
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