Table 2 Associations between baseline psychosocial work characteristics and loneliness at follow-up 2, in the overall sample, among men and women, and among participants without job exit 2-year follow-up *

Predictor

All

All

Participants without job exit

All

Participants without job exit

All

Participants without job exit

Adjusted for pre-defined confounders¹

Mutually adjusted²

Mutually adjusted²

Mutually adjusted²

Mutually adjusted²

Mutually adjusted²

Mutually adjusted²

Rarely having choice at work

1.7 (1.3,2.1)

1.5 (1.1,1.9)

1.6 (1.2,2.1)

1.4 (0.9,2.1)

1.5 (1.0,2.3)

1.5 (1.1,2.1)

1.7 (1.2,2.3)

Lack of support

1.3 (0.9,1.8)

–

Often worrying about work

1.7 (1.3,2.3)

1.4 (1.0,1.9)

1.4 (0.9,2.0)

1.3 (0.8,2.1)

1.3 (0.8,2.1)

1.5 (1.0,2.2)

1.4 (0.9,2.2)

Rarely feeling of achievement

1.2 (0.8,1.7)

–

Rarely feeling of appreciation

1.7 (1.2,2.2)

1.3 (0.9,1.8)

1.5 (1.0,2.1)

1.2 (0.7,1.9)

1.2 (0.7,2.0)

1.4 (0.9,2.2)

1.5 (0.9,2.5)

Job dissatisfaction

1.9 (1.3,2.6)

1.2 (0.9,1.8)

1.3 (0.8,2.2)

1.2 (0.7,2.1)

1.2 (0.7,2.2)

1.3 (0.8,2.2)

1.2 (0.7,2.1)

Not coping with physical demands

1.5 (1.2,1.9)

1.3 (1.0,1.7)

1.2 (0.9,1.7)

1.5 (1.2,2.2)

1.3 (0.9,2.0)

1.1 (0.8,1.6)

1.1 (0.8,1.6)

Not coping with mental demands

1.5 (1.2,1.8)

1.1 (0.9,1.5)

1.2 (0.9,1.6)

1.3 (0.9,2.0)

1.4 (0.9,2.1)

1.0 (0.7,1.5)

1.1 (0.8,1.6)