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Table 3 Multilevel models for poor mental well-being in 14,583 employed men 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

3.094 (0.086)***

3.194 (0.096)***

3.108 (0.097)***

2.809 (0.096)***

3.165 (0.096)***

Individual characteristics

     

Age

15-29 years (ref.)

30-49 years

0.294 (0.041)***

0.305 (0.041)***

0.301 (0.041)***

0.270 (0.042)***

0.298 (0.041)***

50 years and older

0.221 (0.046)***

0.228 (0.046)***

0.248 (0.046)***

0.234 (0.047)***

0.217 (0.046)***

Social Class

     

Unskilled workers (ref.)

Semi-skilled workers

-0.108 (0.054)*

-0.052 (0.053)

-0.038 (0.054)

-0.096 (0.054)

Expert workers

-0.020 (0.061)

0.127 (0.062)*

0.144 (0.062)*

-0.007 (0.061)

Non-expert supervisors

-0.185 (0.059)**

-0.045 (0.060)

-0.098 (0.059)

-0.172 (0.059)**

Expert supervisors

-0.147 (0.065)*

0.038 (0.068)

-0.003 (0.067)

-0.123 (0.065)

Non-expert managers

-0.247 (0.091)**

-0.060 (0.092)

-0.130 (0.091)

-0.224 (0.091)*

Expert managers

-0.160 (0.077)*

0.040 (0.080)

-0.021 (0.079)

-0.138 (0.077)

Psychosocial work environment

    

Low skill discretion

0.090 (0.008)***

Low autonomy

0.034 (0.007)***

High psychological demands

0.087 (0.006)***

Employment conditions

 

Contract type

Permanent (ref.)

 

Non-permanent

-0.045 (0.049)

No contract

0.037 (0.075)

Income

Sufficient household income (ref.)

 

Contributory earner with insufficient household income

0.619 (0.104)***

Main earner with insufficient household income

0.818 (0.046)***

Irregular and/or unsocial hours

 

0.039 (0.007)***

Employment status

  

Full-time (ref.)

  

Part-time

-0.012 (0.081)

 

Involuntary part-time

0.159 (0.082)

Lack of training

0.053 (0.034)

 

Employment relations

 

Lack of support

0.536 (0.077)***

Random effects a

    

Level 1 variance

3.379 (0.040)

3.374 (0.040)

3.289 (0.039)

3.293 (0.039)

3.363 (0.039)

Level 2 variance

0.023 (0.011)

0.023 (0.011)

0.025 (0.012)

0.020 (0.010)

0.022 (0.011)

Level 3 variance

0.105 (0.040)

0.106 (0.040)

0.105 (0.040)

0.075 (0.029)

0.105 (0.039)

- 2 loglikelihood

-29612.5

-29602.9

-29419.7

-29421.1

-29578.5

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