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Table 7 Single-mediator analyses of the effect of education and work characteristics on self-rated health in Finland

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

1.852 (.159)**

−.107 (.034)**

−.198 (−.506;-.110)*

−.420 (.089)**

T1

.775 (.152)**

−.107 (.034) **

−.083 (−.152;-.027)*

−.205 (.059)**

T2

    

T2

    

T3

    

T3

    

T4

    

T4

    

Psychosocial demands

Psychosocial demands

T1

−2.613 (.161)**

.072 (.036)

−.188 (−.337;-.004)*

−.419 (.092)**

T1

−1.285 (.152)**

.072 (.036)

−.093 (−.191;-.001)*

−.199 (.063)**

T2

    

T2

    

T3

    

T3

    

T4

    

T4

    

Variation in tasks

Variation in tasks

T1

−0.962 (.134)**

.077 (.037)*

−.074 (−.151;-.004)*

−.437(.081)**

T1

−0.320 (.130)*

.077 (.037)*

−.025 (−.062;.0001)

−.212 (.057)**

T2

    

T2

    

T3

    

T3

    

T4

    

T4

    

Autonomy

Autonomy

T1

− 2.075(.141)**

.113 (.032)**

−.234 (−.370;-.105)*

−.409(.090)**

T1

−0.957 (.127)**

.113 (.032)**

−.108 (−.179;-.047)*

−.193 (.061)**

T2

    

T2

    

T3

    

T3

    

T4

    

T4

    
  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, and type of exit