Does work-personal life interference predict turnover among male and female managers, and do depressive symptoms mediate the association? A longitudinal study based on a Swedish cohort

Table 1 Distribution of study variables for men (n = 717) and women (n = 741) separately in SLOSH 2010

	Men		Women		Gender diff
	n/means	%/std dev	n/means	%/std dev	level of sign
Turnover					n.s.
no	685	97.0	713	98.1
yes	21	3.0	14	1.9
Work-personal life interference (index mean/std. dev, range 1–5)	2.67	0.91	2.87	0.94	<.001
Depressive symptoms (index mean/std. dev, range 1–5)	1.74	0.80	1.92	0.86	<.001
Age					<.05
1 < 34 years	54	7.5	46	6.2
2 35–44 years	198	27.6	231	31.2
3 45–54 years	290	40.4	293	39.5
4 55–64 years	160	22.3	168	22.7
5 > 64 years	15	2.1	3	0.4
Education					<.001
1 ≤ 9 years	38	5.3	21	2.8
2 ≤ 12 years	297	41.4	201	27.1
3 University < 3 years	97	13.5	38	5.1
4 University ≥3 years	262	37.1	461	62.2
5 Research education	23	2.6	20	2.7
Labour market sector					<.001
0 Private	416	68.1	230	34.9
1 Public	195	31.9	429	65.1
Marital status					<.01
0 Married/co-habiting	603	85.5	593	80.7
1 Not married/co-habiting	102	14.5	142	19.3
Children living at home					n.s.
0 No	258	36.5	298	40.5
1 Yes	448	63.5	437	59.5

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