Table 7.

Multivariable binary logistic regression outcomes for life satisfaction across three time points (May, June, and August of 2020)

		May						June						August
		Satisfied with life		Unsatisfied		Adjusted Odds ratio	p	Satisfied with life		Unsatisfied		Adjusted Odds ratio	p	Satisfied with life		Unsatisfied		Adjusted Odds ratio	p
Variable	Level	n	%	n	%	(95% CI)		n	%	n	%	(95% CI)		n	%	n	%	(95% CI)
Age	16–34	130	48	140	52	1.04 (0.674 − 1.61)	0.851	145	48	158	52	1.51 (1.04–2.20)	0.031	110	52	102	48	0.57 (0.35–0.94)	0.027
	35–44	147	50	148	50	0.88 (0.58–1.32)	0.53	184	52	172	48	1.28 (0.89–1.84)	0.186	107	45	130	55	0.79 (0.50–1.25)	0.313
	45–54	177	50	175	50	1.01 (0.69–1.49)	0.954	228	55	189	45	1.02 (0.72–1.44)	0.935	112	42	154	58	1.02 (0.66–1.59)	0.928
	55+	149	56	118	44	Reference		188	59	133	41	Reference		105	46	126	55	Reference
Ethnicity	White	530	51	517	49	Not entered	N/A	634	52	577	48	1.34 (0.92–1.94)	0.122	378	45	463	55	1.27 (0.79–2.05)	0.326
	Other	79	54	66	46	Not entered	N/A	124	60	83	40	Reference		67	51	65	49	Reference
Gender	Male	155	57	117	43	0.79 (0.57–1.11)	1.68	195	55	162	45	Not entered	N/A	119	46	138	54	Not entered	N/A
	Female	449	49	466	51	Reference		580	54	503	46	Not entered	N/A	332	47	381	53	Not entered	N/A
Location	London	256	47	288	53	1.06 (0.80–1.42)	0.674	338	53	300	47	Not entered	N/A	174	41	253	59	1.38 (0.98–1.95)	0.068
	All other	437	52	406	48	Reference		524	51	498	49	Not entered	N/A	240	43	318	57	Reference
Work type	COVID	402	48	430	52	1.11 (0.84–1.49)	0.463	513	51	497	49	0.82 (0.63–1.07)	0.146	278	43	367	57	Not entered	N/A
	BAU	295	53	259	47	Reference		342	54	293	46	Reference		220	43	288	57	Not entered	N/A
Pay Grade	AA, EA, EO	139	52	126	48	1.11 (0.74–1.66)	0.625	169	56	134	44	Not entered	N/A	100	50	101	50	1.44 (0.91–2.30)	0.122
	HEO	99	53	87	47	0.84 (0.57–1.35)	0.545	131	55	107	45	Not entered	N/A	80	46	95	54	1.37 (0.84–2.23)	0.208
	SEO	131	46	154	54	1.32 (0.91–1.92)	0.147	174	50	172	50	Not entered	N/A	112	43	146	57	1.22 (0.79–1.87)	0.367
	G7+	221	52	205	48	Reference		257	53	228	47	Not entered	N/A	117	41	168	59	Reference
Health condition	Yes	116	42	157	58	1.58 (1.13–2.21)	0.007	121	42	170	58	1.44 (1.04–1.98)	0.26	79	40	118	60	0.78 (0.52–1.18)	0.243
	No	525	53	472	47	Reference		690	56	548	44	Reference		383	46	451	54	Reference
Carer	Yes	289	48	307	52	Not entered	N/A	383	54	328	46	Not entered	N/A	207	42	292	59	0.81 (0.57–1.14)	0.806
	No	377	51	366	49	Not entered	N/A	455	52	421	48	Not entered	N/A	271	46	325	55	Reference
Used wellbeing support	None	438	52	411	48	0.80 (0.60–1.06)	0.118	617	58	453	42	0.56 (0.43–0.72)	< 0.001	363	45	446	55	0.61 (0.43–0.86)	0.005
	Yes	269	47	304	53	Reference		272	42	371	58	Reference		146	38	239	62	Reference
		M	SD	M	SD			M	SD	M	SD			M	SD	M	SD
My line manager helps and supports me A		7.91	2.36	6.94	2.75	0.93 (0.86–1.00)	0.038	8.04	2.12	6.62	2.8	0.89 (0.84–0.95)	< 0.001	7.92	2.25	6.59	2.79	0.94 (0.86–1.02)	0.115
My colleagues help and support me A		8.23	1.75	7.35	2.12	0.88 (0.80–0.96)	0.004	8.36	1.66	7.05	2.2	0.76 (0.70–0.83)	< 0.001	8.21	1.75	7.08	2.32	0.85 (0.76–0.94)	0.002
Opportunities to look after mental/physical health B		2.14	1.13	2.71	1.14	1.53 (1.31–1.79)	< 0.001	2.21	1.06	2.79	1.15	1.35 (1.17–1.55)	< 0.001	2.32	1.03	2.89	1.09	1.51 (1.23–1.84)	< 0.001
I have an acceptable workload B		2.33	1.06	2.74	1.13	0.89 (0.76–1.05)	0.175	2.31	0.99	2.84	1.14	1.11 (0.96–1.29)	0.174	2.4	1.01	2.91	1.13	1.06 (0.87–1.30)	0.56
I am treated with respect by the people I work with B		1.75	0.93	2.06	1.00	1.12 (0.94–1.33)	0.203	1.72	0.82	2.03	0.94	0.82 (0.69–0.98)	0.029	1.78	0.82	2.17	0.95	0.98 (0.78–1.24)	0.88
Tools and equipment to do my job effectively B		2.21	1.03	2.48	1.08	0.95 (0.80–1.13)	0.552	2.04	0.9	2.47	1.04	1.15 (0.99–1.35)	0.073	2.06	0.88	2.44	0.98	0.98 (0.78–1.24)	0.887
Confident using workplace technology to connect/collaborate B		1.89	0.97	2.15	0.97	1.10 (0.92–1.31)	0.287	1.79	0.79	2.14	0.96	1.24 (1.05–1.47))	0.013	1.88	0.82	2.13	0.91	1.25 (0.99–1.57)	0.06

Please note: All significant values are bolded. A: 10-point Likert scale (0 = not at all, 10 = completely), B: 5-point Likert scale (1 = strongly agree − 5 strongly disagree). BAU = Business as usual, AA, EA and EO = Administrative Assistants, Administrative Officers, Executive Officer. HEO = higher executive officer. SEO = senior executive officer. G7 + = Grade 7, Grade 6