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. 2020 Oct 19;31(2):419–430. doi: 10.1007/s10926-020-09931-w

Table 3.

Mediation effects of distress, burnout, work satisfaction, engagement, and work ability in the relationship between job demands and resources and mental LTSA

Job demands Exhaustion path b
Mediator distress
Exhaustion path with job resources as confounders c
Mediator dIstress
OR Direct effect 95% CI a p OR Indirect effect 95% CI OR Direct effect 95% CI a p OR Indirect effect 95% CI a
Work pace 1.051 0.926 to 1.195 0.430 1.056 1.043 to 1.070 1.037 0.913 to 1.178 0.574 1.047 1.035 to 1.060
Cognitive demands 0.952 0.825 to 1.099 0.499 1.009 0.995 to 1.010 0.977 0.843 to 1.132 0.752 1.051 1.039 to 1.064
Emotional demands 1.144 0.994 to 1.317 0.060 1.151 1.119 to 1.184 1.127 0.979 to 1,298 0.096 1.137 1.106 to 1.168
Work-family interference 1.014 0.864 to 1.190 0.865 1.213 1.167 to 1.261 0.998 0.850 to 1.172 0.985 1.170 1.131 to 1.209
Job demands Mediator burnout Mediator burnout
Work pace 1.051 0.926 to 1.195 0.430 1.016 0.994 to 1.032 1.037 0.913 to 1.178 0.574 1.009 0.993 to 1.024
Cognitive demands 0.952 0.825 to 1.099 0.499 1.009 0.999 to 1.017 0.977 0.843 to 1.132 0.752 1.010 0.993 to 1.025
Emotional demands 1.144 0.994 to 1.317 0.060 1.023 0.999 to 1.047 1.127 0.979 to 1,298 0.096 1.013 0.990 to 1.035
Work-family interference 1.014 0.864 to 1.190 0.865 1.031 0.999 to 1.062 0.998 0.850 to 1.172 0.985 1.016 0.989 to 1.042
Job resources Motivation path b
Mediator work satisfaction
Motivation path with job demands as confounders d
Mediator work satisfaction
OR Direct effect 95% CI a p OR Indirect effect 95% CI OR Direct effect 95% CI a p OR Indirect effect 95% CI a
Role clarity 1.018 0.879 to 1.178 0.811 0.956 0.932 to 0.984 1.033 0.892 to 1.197 0.665 0.966 0.943 to 0.993
Variety in work 1.231 1.061 to 1.427 0.006 0.954 0.929 to 0.984 1.133 0.973 to 1.320 0.108 0.957 0.929 to 0.992
Learning opportunities 0.923 0.807 to 1.726 0.244 0.959 0.936 to 0.985 0.920 0.804 to 1.052 0.224 0.966 0.942 to 0.993
Supervisor support 0.902 0.806 to 1.009 0.074 0.978 0.966 to 0.993 0.926 0.827 to 1.036 0.178 0.984 0.973 to 0.997
Co-worker support 0.870 0.772 to 0.980 0.022 0.986 0.978 to 0.995 0.894 0.793 to 1.007 0.065 0.991 0.983 to 0.998
Mediator engagement Mediator engagement
Role clarity 1.018 0.879 to 1.178 0.811 0.985 0.953 to 1.021 1.033 0.892 to 1.197 0.665 0.982 0.950 to 1.016
Variety in work 1.231 1.061 to 1.427 0.006 0.980 0.936 to 1.029 1.133 0.973 to 1.320 0.108 0.974 0.929 to 1.023
Learning opportunities 0.923 0.807 to 1.726 0.244 0.987 0.957 to 1.019 0.920 0.804 to 1.052 0.224 0.983 0.954 to 1.015
Supervisor support 0.902 0.806 to 1.009 0.074 0.996 0.986 to 1.007 0.926 0.827 to 1.036 0.178 0.995 0.986 to 1.004
Co-worker support 0.870 0.772 to 0.980 0.022 0.996 0.988 to 1.005 0.894 0.793 to 1.007 0.065 0.995 0.987 to 1.004
Mediator work ability Mediator work ability
Role clarity 1.018 0.879 to 1.178 0.811 0.935 0.914 to 0.956 1.033 0.892 to 1.197 0.665 0.954 0.935 to 0.974
Variety in work 1.231 1.061 to 1.427 0.006 0.966 0.954 to 0.977 1.133 0.973 to 1.320 0.108 0.963 0.947 to 0.979
Learning opportunities 0.923 0.807 to 1.726 0.244 0.971 0.961 to 0.981 0.920 0.804 to 1.052 0.224 0.977 0.967 to 0.987
Supervisor support 0.902 0.806 to 1.009 0.074 0.988 0.983 to 0.993 0.926 0.827 to 1.036 0.178 0.995 0.991 to 0.998
Co-worker support 0.870 0.772 to 0.980 0.022 0.981 0.973 to 0.987 0.894 0.793 to 1.007 0.065 0.989 0.983 to 0.994

aCI confidence interval

bWith confounders gender, marital status, care for children at home, education, age, years employed at company, work hours a week, support from family and friends, and prior sickness long term sickness absence due to mental complaints

cModel with job demands and confounders gender, marital status, care for children at home, education, age, years employed at company, work hours a week, support from family and friends, prior sickness long term sickness absence due to mental complaints and job resources as confounders

dModel with job resources and confounders gender, marital status, care for children at home, education, age, years employed at company, work hours a week, support from family and friends, prior sickness long term sickness absence due to mental complaints, and job demands as confounders