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Table 2 Multilevel models for poor mental well-being in 14,164 employed women aged 15–65 nested within 38 year-cohorts in 19 European countries (ESS 2004/5 and 2010)

From: Structural and intermediary determinants of social inequalities in the mental well-being of European workers: a relational approach

 

Reference model b (SE)

Model 1 b (SE)

Model 2 b (SE)

Model 3 b (SE)

Model 4 b (SE)

Fixed effects

     

Constant

3.368 (0.084)***

3.529 (0.096)***

3.352 (0.098)***

3.048 (0.096)***

3.480 (0.096)***

Individual characteristics

     

Age

 

15-29 years (ref.)

 

30-49 years

0.246 (0.044)***

0.247 (0.044)***

0.248 (0.044)***

0.258 (0.045)***

0.240 (0.044)***

50 years and older

0.230 (0.050)***

0.214 (0.050)***

0.231 (0.049)***

0.266 (0.051)***

0.203 (0.050)***

Social Class

     

Unskilled workers (ref.)

 

Semi-skilled workers

 

-0.144 (0.056)**

-0.046 (0.056)

-0.099 (0.056)

-0.121 (0.056)*

Expert workers

 

-0.181 (0.059)**

0.022 (0.061)

-0.031 (0.060)

-0.146 (0.059)*

Non-expert supervisors

 

-0.252 (0.072)***

-0.064 (0.073)

-0.178 (0.072)*

-0.218 (0.072)**

Expert supervisors

 

-0.182 (0.069)**

0.042 (0.073)

-0.059 (0.071)

-0.140 (0.069)*

Non-expert managers

 

-0.212 (0.118)

0.024 (0.119)

-0.113 (0.117)

-0.187 (0.118)

Expert managers

-0.307 (0.100)**

-0.022 (0.103)

-0.158 (0.101)

-0.269 (0.100)**

Psychosocial work environment

     

Low skill discretion

 

0.095 (0.008)***

Low autonomy

0.033 (0.007)***

High psychological demands

0.069 (0.006)***

Employment conditions

 

Contract type

Permanent (ref.)

Non-permanent

0.025 (0.049)

No contract

0.175 (0.082)*

Income

 

Sufficient household income (ref.)

 

Contributory earner with insufficient household income

 

0.785 (0.070)***

Main earner with insufficient household income

 

0.891 (0.050)***

Irregular and/or unsocial hours

 

0.057 (0.008)***

Employment status

  

Full-time (ref.)

 

Part-time

 

0.071 (0.044)

Involuntary part-time

 

0.162 (0.071)*

Lack of training

 

0.058 (0.035)

Employment relations

  

Lack of support

 

0.490 (0.071)***

Random effects a

  

Level 1 variance

3.664 (0.044)

3.660 (0.044)

3.586 (0.043)

3.544 (0.042)

3.648 (0.044)

Level 2 variance

0.035 (0.015)

0.034 (0.015)

0.032 (0.014)

0.029 (0.013)

0.032 (0.014)

Level 3 variance

0.088 (0.037)

0.088 (0.036)

0.090 (0.037)

0.058 (0.026)

0.087 (0.036)

- 2 loglikelihood

-29338.4

-29329.3

-29185.3

-29097.5

-29305.4

  1. *p ≤ 0.05; **p ≤ 0.01; ***p ≤ 0.001.
  2. a All random effects are significantly different from zero at 95% confidence.