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Table 3 Single-mediator analyses of the effect of education and work characteristics on self-rated health in the Netherlands

From: Educational inequalities in health after work exit: the role of work characteristics

 

Low Education

   

Intermediate Education

 

a patha (SE)

b patha (SE)

ab (95% CI)

c’ patha (SE)

a patha (SE)

b patha (SE)

ab (95% CI)

c’ patha (SE)

Physical demands

Physical demands

T1

1.389 (.118)**

−.113 (.056)*

−.157 (−.317;-.006)*

−.245 (.061)**

T1

1.141 (.132)**

−.113 (.056)*

−.129 (−.265;-.005)*

−.299 (.070)**

T2

    

T2

    

T3

    

T3

    

T4

    

T4

    

T5

    

T5

    

Psychosocial demands

Psychosocial demands

T1

−3.430 (.164)**

.008 (.076)

−.027 (−.478;.543)

−.219 (.073)**

T1

−2.215 (.150)**

.008 (.076)

−.018 (−.347;.315)

−.284 (.073)**

T2

 

.049 (.075)

−.168 (−.669;.339)

 

T2

 

.049 (.075)

−.109 (−.436;.219)

 

T3

 

.177 (.079)*

−.607 (−1.144;-.070)*

 

T3

 

.177 (.079)*

−.392 (−.745;-.045)*

 

T4

 

.202 (.089)*

−.693 (− 1.298;-.088)*

 

T4

 

.202 (.089)*

−.447 (−.845;-.057)*

 

T5

 

.134 (.086)

−.460 (−1.040;.123)

 

T5

 

.134 (.086)

−.297 (−.678;.080)

 

Variation in tasks

Variation in tasks

T1

−4.255 (.198)**

.153 (.068)*

−.651 (−1.223;-.078)*

−.173 (.075)*

T1

−2.264 (.151)**

.153 (.068)*

−.346 (−.656;-.041)*

−.254 (.072)**

T2

    

T2

    

T3

    

T3

    

T4

    

T4

    

T5

    

T5

    

Autonomy

Autonomy

T1

−.384 (.131)**

.007 (.074)

−.003 (−.065;.058)

−.269 (.062)**

T1

−.245 (.143)

.007 (.074)

−.002 (−.039;.034)

−.320 (.070)**

T2

 

.165 (.069)*

−.063 (−.144;-.007)*

 

T2

 

.165 (.069)*

−.040 (−.080;-.007)*

 

T3

 

.158 (.077)*

−.061 (−.145;-.001)*

 

T3

 

.158 (.077)*

−.039 (−.082;-.002)*

 

T4

 

.198 (.089)*

−.076 (−.177;-.006)*

 

T4

 

.198 (.089)*

−.049 (−.099;-.006)*

 

T5

 

.124 (.084)

−.048 (−.132;.015)

 

T5

 

.124 (.084)

−.030 (−.076;.009)

 
  1. Notes: a path = effect of education on the mediators; b path = effect of the mediators on SRH; ab = indirect effect; c’ path = direct effect of education on SRH. If there is no significant interaction with time, coefficients are presented at T1 only
  2. * p ≤ .05; ** p ≤ .01
  3. a B adjusted for age at work exit, sex, year, region, number of working hours, and type of exit