Time spent on work-related activities, social activities and time pressure as intermediary determinants of health disparities among elderly women and men in 5 European countries: a structural equation model

Table 3 Standardized direct effects on key outcomes from the Structural Equation Model (SEM)

Path	Men	Women
Direct effects on Stress
Age	0.003 (0.009)	− 0.060 (0.009)***
Married/Cohabitation	0.021 (0.010)**	0.024 (0.009)**
SES	0.182 (0.027)***	0.028 (0.021)
Housework	0.040 (0.009)***	0.049 (0.009)***
Paid work	−0.069 (0.025)**	− 0.003 (0.017)
Social activities	−0.001 (0.009)	0.001 (0.009)
Direct effects on Self-reported health
Age	−0.118 (0.009)***	−0.125 (0.008)***
Married/Cohabitation	0.033 (0.009)***	−0.009 (0.008)
SES	0.237 (0.036)***	0.328 (0.054)***
Stress	−0.176 (0.009)***	−0.181 (0.007)***
Housework	0.182 (0.009)***	0.162 (0.008)***
Paid work	0.108 (0.009)***	0.065 (0.008)***
Social activities	0.103 (0.009)***	0.119 (0.008)***

Notes: Significance level: *** p < 0.001; ** p < 0.01; * p < 0.05. Observed Information Matrix (OIM) standard errors in parentheses. Model fit: (CFI = 0.92; RMSEA = 0.056, with 90% C.I. = 0.054–0.059), and women (CFI = 0.89; RMSEA = 0.064, with 90% C.I. = 0.062–0.068)

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