Table 3

Indirect effects of occupational position via work stress on depressive symptoms: unstandardised coefficients and CIs (95%)

Indirect effects via
Low controlEffort-reward imbalance
Class
 Very advantagedRef.Ref.
 Advantaged0.008 (0.000 to 0.023)0.010 (0.001 to 0.024)
 Disadvantaged0.018 (0.001 to 0.042)0.023 (0.008 to 0.045)
 Very disadvantaged0.048 (−0.002 to 0.097)0.058 (0.018 to 0.100)
Status
 Very advantagedRef.Ref.
 Advantaged0.006 (0.000 to 0.021)0.008 (0.000 to 0.023)
 Disadvantaged0.024 (−0.001 to 0.054)0.037 (0.012 to 0.069)
 Very disadvantaged0.043 (−0.003 to 0.090)0.051 (0.017 to 0.090)
  • N=2798.

  • Estimates are based on pathway models, 95% CIs of indirect effects are based on bootstrapping procedure. Adjusted for sex, age and country affiliation.

  • ERI, effort-reward imbalance.