Table 4.

Multiple linear regression testing mediator effects for fear-avoidance beliefs (M) between psychosocial variables (X) and expected time for RTW (Y) 95 % CI = 95 % confidence interval

	All		Men
	β (95 % CI)	p-value	β (95 % CI)	p-value
Job demand-Control
Model 1
High strain	1.2 ((−0.1)–2.4)	0.07	1.2 ((−0.2)–2.7)	0.1
Active	−0.2 ((−1.5)–1.5)	0.9	−0.3 ((−1.9)–1.3)	0.7
Passive	0.8 ((−0.3)–2.0)	0.1	0.7 ((−0.5)–2.0)	0.2
Low strain (REF)	1.0		1.0
Fear-avoidance	1.2 (0.7–1.6)	<.0001	1.2 (0.7–1.7)	<.0001
Model 2
High strain	1.1 ((−0.1)–2.4)	0.07	1.3 ((−0.1)–2.7)	0.08
Active	0.2 ((−1.3)–1.6)	0.8	0.03 ((−1.5)–1.6)	0.9
Passive	0.7 ((−0.4)–1.8)	0.2	0.7 ((−0.5)–1.9)	0.2
Low strain (REF)	1.0		1.0
Fear-avoidance	0.8 (0.4–1.3)	0.0003	0.8 (0.3–1.3)	0.002
Effort-Reward imbalance
Model 1	0.3 ((−0.3)–0.8)	0.3	0.2 ((−0.4)–0.8)	0.6
	1.2 (0.8–1.7)	<.0001	1.3 (0.8–1.8)	<.0001
Model 2	0.3 ((−0.3)–0.8)	0.3	0.2 ((−0.4)–0.8)	0.5
	0.9 (0.5–1.4)	<.0001	0.9 (0.4–1.5)	0.0004

Model 1 Unadjusted; Model 2 Adjusted for Occupational status, self-efficacy and general mental health