Table 1.

Description of the independent and dependent variables (outcome variable) measured at the four times points

Predictor variables	T1 Final year of graduation	T2 4 years after graduation	T3 10 years after graduation	T4 15 years after graduation
Age, years (continuous)	28 (2.83)
Gender, female, %	56
Having children, %		55	82	91
Married/cohabitating, %		78	83	87
Perceived social support		14.72 (6.24)	20.38 (2.89)	20.32 (2.85)
Physical activity		1.80 (1.01)	1.89 (1.01)	2.17 (1.02)
Religious activity, %		27	26	28
Use of alcohol to cope with tension, %		8	11	12
Hazardous drinking, %		13	13	15
Neuroticism	3.52 (2.23)
Extraversion	5.46 (2.36)
Reality weakness	1.44 (1.59)
Conscientiousness	3.09 (2.07)
Life events		1.05 (1.19)	0.72 (0.90)	0.55 (0.88)
Contextual work-related variables
Emotional pressure		2.07 (0.65)	1.86 (0.58)	1.79 (0.53)
Time pressure		2.41 (0.69)	2.25 (0.68)	2.16 (0.67)
Fear of complaints and criticism		2.11 (0.67)	1.93 (0.65)	1.80 (0.56)
Work–home interference		2.46 (1.00)	2.42 (1.00)	2.33 (0.99)
Number of hours at work per week		45.29 (9.91)	42.99 (8.89)	42.21 (10.96)
Number of hours asleep when on call		4.52 (2.79)	5.38 (6.36)	6.41 (7.14)
Perceived job demands		1.96 (0.96)	1.92 (0.99)	1.92 (0.97)
Autonomy		2.28 (0.71)	2.19 (0.70)	2.22 (0.68)
Colleague support		10.00 (2.42)	9.76 (2.36)	10.13 (2.38)
Outcome variable
Life satisfaction (3 items)		4.55 (0.82)	4.60 (0.81)	4.62 (0.81)

Data are shown as percentages or means (SD) where not otherwise specified