Table 3.
Predictors of self-rated mental health, relationships and satisfaction with life (N = 1903)
| Predictor | Outcome variable – Global ratings (1 to 5): | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental health | Relationships | Satisfaction with life | |
| Work/retirement status | |||
| Employed (all phases) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Not in workforce (all phases) | −0.55 (− 0.82, − 0.28)** | −0.28 (− 0.53, − 0.04)* | −0.50 (− 0.73, − 0.26)** |
| Retired (all phases) | 0.19 (0.06, 0.32)** | 0.22 (0.10, 0.34)** | 0.16 (0.05, 0.27)** |
| Employed to retired | 0.11 (−0.12, 0.34) | 0.14 (− 0.06, 0.34) | 0.13 (− 0.05, 0.32) |
| Not in workforce to retired | 0.07 (−0.27, 0.40) | − 0.36 (− 0.73, 0.01) | −0.05 (− 0.36, 0.25) |
| Study phase | |||
| Baseline | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1-year follow-up | −0.14 (− 0.24, − 0.03)* | − 0.18 (− 0.27, − 0.09)** | − 0.09 (− 0.17, 0.01) |
| 3-year follow-up | − 0.09 (− 0.21, 0.04) | − 0.08 (− 0.19, 0.04) | − 0.03 (− 0.13, 0.08) |
| 5-year follow-up | − 0.15 (− 0.28, − 0.03)* | − 0.22 (− 0.34, − 0.10)** | −0.12 (− 0.24, − 0.01)* |
| Significant work/retirement status by phase interactions | |||
| Not in workforce to retired by 1-year follow-up | 0.35 (0.04, 0.66)* | ||
| Sex | |||
| Male | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Female | 0.00 (− 0.11, 0.11) | 0.10 (0.01, 0.20)* | 0.06 (−0.04, 0.15) |
| Live on a farm | |||
| No | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yes | 0.02 (−0.11, 0.15) | −0.02 (− 0.13, 0.10) | −0.05 (− 0.15, 0.06) |
| Any chronic disease | |||
| No | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yes | −0.12 (−0.23, − 0.02)* | −0.03 (− 0.12, 0.06) | −0.05 (− 0.13, 0.04) |
| Currently married | |||
| No | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yes | 0.18 (0.06, 0.30)** | 0.15 (0.04, 0.26)** | 0.23 (0.13, 0.34)** |
| Recent adverse life events | −0.20 (− 0.23, − 0.16)** | −0.16 (− 0.20, − 0.13)** | − 0.18 (− 0.21, − 0.14)** |
| ARIA | −0.01 (− 0.03, 0.00) | 0.01 (− 0.01, 0.02) | 0.00 (− 0.02, 0.01) |
| Occupation | |||
| Manager | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Professional | −0.01 (− 0.19, 0.17) | − 0.02 (− 0.18, 0.13) | −0.02 (− 0.18, 0.13) |
| Technician/trade worker | − 0.14 (− 0.35, 0.07) | − 0.16 (− 0.36, 0.03) | −0.11 (− 0.29, 0.07) |
| Community or personal service worker | − 0.09 (− 0.31, 0.13) | −0.02 (− 0.22, 0.18) | −0.01 (− 0.19, 0.18) |
| Clerical or administrative worker | − 0.05 (− 0.24, 0.14) | −0.06 (− 0.23, 0.11) | −0.09 (− 0.24, 0.07) |
| Sales worker | − 0.05 (− 0.34, 0.25) | 0.01 (− 0.24, 0.27) | 0.00 (− 0.24, 0.24) |
| Machinery operator or driver | − 0.18 (− 0.47, 0.11) | − 0.16 (− 0.44, 0.12) | −0.07 (− 0.31, 0.18) |
| Labourer | − 0.15 (− 0.37, 0.07) | − 0.16 (− 0.37, 0.05) | −0.13 (− 0.32, 0.07) |
| Not in workforce | − 0.05 (− 0.28, 0.19) | − 0.07 (− 0.27, 0.14) | −0.06 (− 0.25, 0.13) |
| Mixed occupations | − 0.03 (− 0.26, 0.19) | 0.05 (− 0.14, 0.25) | − 0.07 (− 0.26, 0.13) |
| Missing | − 0.20 (− 0.44, 0.04) | −0.11 (− 0.34, 0.12) | −0.09 (− 0.27, 0.10) |
Note: ARIA, Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia Plus. Tabled values are raw regression weights (99% CIs) from Generalised Estimating Equations, which controlled for participant ID and household ID (N = 1903 individuals; 1427 households; 4914 cases): *p < 0.01; **p < 0.001. Twelve predictors examining work/retirement status by phase interactions were also included in each analysis. A small number of individuals (N = 28) were excluded from these analyses due to missing scores on some of the predictor variables