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Table 3 Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for the associations between downsizing exposure and mental health conditions

From: Risk of psychological ill health and methods of organisational downsizing: a cross-sectional survey in four European countries

  

aModel 1

bModel 2

  

N

OR (95% CI)

p value

N

OR (95% CI)

p value

Depressive symptoms

 Type of downsizing

Employment status

      

  No downsizing

workers/no downsizing

664

1 (ref.)

 

664

1 (ref.)

 

  Strategic

redeployed

121

0.56 (0.19 to 1.61)

0.282

121

0.54 (0.18 to 1.60)

0.268

 

reemployed

111

0.72 (0.26 to 2.00)

0.529

109

0.72 (0.26 to 2.04)

0.539

  Reactive medium-scale

reemployed

69

0.38 (0.05 to 2.92)

0.355

69

0.38 (0.05 to 2.90)

0.348

 

survivors

98

1.53 (0.62 to 3.79)

0.358

98

1.54 (0.62 to 3.83)

0.357

 

unemployed

106

3.48 (1.67 to 7.24)

0.001

106

3.42 (1.63 to 7.20)

0.001

  Reactive large-scale

reemployed

41

4.98 (2.01 to 12.31)

0.001

41

3.79 (1.48 to 9.69)

0.005

 

survivors

124

2.55 (1.26 to 5.16)

0.009

124

2.87 (1.39 to 5.92)

0.004

 

unemployed

64

1.17 (0.34 to 4.03)

0.807

64

1.11 (0.32 to 3.87)

0.872

Anxiety

 Type of downsizing

Employment status

      

  No downsizing

workers/no downsizing

658

1 (ref.)

 

658

1 (ref.)

 

  Strategic

redeployed

121

0.94 (0.52 to 1.69)

0.838

121

0.86 (0.47 to 1.56)

0.609

 

reemployed

111

0.90 (0.49 to 1.63)

0.720

109

0.85 (0.46 to 1.57)

0.603

  Reactive medium-scale

reemployed

72

1.08 (0.49 to 2.40)

0.843

72

1.11 (0.50 to 2.49)

0.792

 

survivors

96

1.50 (0.84 to 2.69)

0.171

96

1.55 (0.86 to 2.78)

0.145

 

unemployed

107

3.97 (2.43 to 6.47)

<0.001

107

4.19 (2.54 to 6.91)

<0.001

  Reactive large-scale

reemployed

40

4.31 (2.12 to 8.78)

<0.001

40

4.20 (2.03 to 8.70)

<0.001

 

survivors

122

1.76 (1.06 to 2.91)

0.029

122

1.77 (1.06 to 2.97)

0.030

 

unemployed

63

3.50 (1.91 to 6.42)

<0.001

63

3.81 (2.06 to 7.05)

<0.001

Emotional exhaustion

 Type of downsizing

Employment status

      

  No downsizing

workers/no downsizing

659

1 (ref.)

 

659

1 (ref.)

 

  Strategic

redeployed

122

0.73 (0.43 to 1.24)

0.245

122

0.71 (0.42 to 1.22)

0.220

 

reemployed

111

0.83 (0.48 to 1.42)

0.488

109

0.80 (0.46 to 1.39)

0.430

  Reactive medium-scale

reemployed

70

0.73 (0.41 to 1.31)

0.289

70

0.75 (0.42 to 1.36)

0.348

 

survivors

96

1.29 (0.81 to 2.04)

0.284

96

1.30 (0.81 to 2.07)

0.274

 

unemployed

104

1.14 (0.73 to 1.77)

0.573

104

1.18 (0.75 to 1.86)

0.467

  Reactive large-scale

reemployed

40

1.88 (0.98 to 3.64)

0.059

40

1.77 (0.91 to 3.46)

0.092

 

survivors

125

1.96 (1.31 to 2.95)

0.001

125

2.04 (1.35 to 3.08)

0.001

 

unemployed

65

1.55 (0.91 to 2.63)

0.104

65

1.50 (0.88 to 2.56)

0.139

  1. Results from multivariate logistic regression analysis
  2. Abbreviations: N number of respondents, OR odds ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, ref. reference group
  3. aModel 1: adjusted for country-specific effects
  4. bModel 2: Model 1 + adjusted for demographic data (age, sex, education) and health behaviors (smoking and frequency of alcohol drinking)