Table 5.

Path coefficients between structural variables and significance test of every mediating pathway

Model pathways	Estimated	95%CI
Total effects
Job satisfaction → Self-rated health	0.255	(0.178)–(0.336)
Effort-reward imbalance → Self-rated health	−0.169	(−0.276) -(− 0.063)
Effort-reward imbalance → Job satisfaction	−0.371	(− 0.502) -(− 0.169)
Work engagement → Self-rated health	0.217	(0.152)–(0.283)
Work engagement → Job satisfaction	0.516	(0.448)–(0.586)
Effort-reward imbalance → Work engagement	−0.245	(−0.299) -(− 0.153)
Direct effects
Job satisfaction → Self-rated health	0.255	(0.178)–(0.336)
Effort-reward imbalance → Self-rated health	−0.053	(−0.163) -(− 0.001)
Effort-reward imbalance → Job satisfaction	− 0.244	(− 0.384) -(− 0.092)
Work engagement → Self-rated health	0.086	(0.013)–(0.159)
Work engagement → Job satisfaction	0.516	(0.448)–(0.586)
Effort-reward imbalance → Work engagement	−0.245	(−0.299) -(− 0.153)
Indirect effects
Effort-reward imbalance → Self-rated health	−0.116	(−0.154) -(− 0.064)
Work engagement → Self-rated health	0.132	(0.087) -(0.186)
Significance test of every mediating pathway
Model pathways		95%CI
Effort-reward imbalance → Job satisfaction → Self-rated health		(−0.150) -(− 0.050)
Work engagement → job satisfaction → Self-rated health		(0.011)–(0.022)
Effort-reward imbalance → Work engagement → Self-rated health		(−0.064) -(− 0.008)

Abbreviation: CI Confidence interval