Table 4 Comparison of the factor loadings (regression weights), depicting the unstandardized parameter estimates for the measurement models derived from sub-samples A and B using the Maximum Likelihood versus the Bayesian estimation methods

JAC1 ← Job autonomy and control

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

JAC2 ← Job autonomy and control

.865 (.062)

.860 (.062)

.837 (.071)

.825 (.070)

JAC3 ← Job autonomy and control

.912 (.064)

.908 (.066)

1.011 (.083)

.998 (.085)

JP1 ← Job pressure

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

JP2 ← Job pressure

.961 (.049)

.958 (.051)

.895 (.041)

.894 (.042)

JP3 ← Job pressure

1.094 (.053)

1.089 (.056)

.984 (.045)

.980 (.047)

WC1 ← Work contact

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

WC2 ← Work contact

1.063 (.077)

1.049 (.079)

1.126 (.082)

1.117 (.088)

WC3 ← Work contact

1.071 (.079)

1.058 (.082)

.928 (.074)

.921 (.074)

WFC1 ← Work-family conflict

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

WFC2 ← Work-family conflict

1.113 (.068)

1.106 (.065)

1.209 (.085)

1.200 (.080)

WFC3 ← Work-family conflict

1.182 (.066)

1.177 (.068)

1.270 (.083)

1.254 (.078)

WFC4 ← Work-family conflict

1.126 (.066)

1.118 (.066)

1.239 (.081)

1.227 (.079)

PD1 ← Psychological distress

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

PD2 ← Psychological distress

.965 (.058)

.967 (.057)

.950 (.054)

.949 (.054)

PD3 ← Psychological distress

.994 (.064)

.996 (.065)

.927 (.057)

.928 (.057)

PD4 ← Psychological distress

.771 (.063)

.772 (.064)

.754 (.062)

.754 (.063)

PD5 ← Psychological distress

.987 (.062)

.987 (.062)

.953 (.061)

.954 (.062)

PD6 ← Psychological distress

.804 (.057)

.807 (.058)

.850 (.057)

.849 (.060)

PD7 ← Psychological distress

.881 (.063)

.885 (.065)

.812 (.059)

.814 (.060)

SP1 ← Sleep problems

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

SP2 ← Sleep problems

.864 (.072)

.864 (.065)

.879 (.074)

.873 (.070)

SP3 ← Sleep problems

.730 (.067)

.730 (.075)

.603 (.066)

.601 (.072)