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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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