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Table 2 Mean values for depressive symptoms, ERI ratio, overcommitment and work-family conflict by occupational gender segregation. (Source: lidA, wave 1, 2011; own calculations)

From: Working in gender-dominated occupations and depressive symptoms: findings from the two age cohorts of the lidA studyGeschlechterdominierte Berufe und Depressivität: Ergebnisse zu den zwei Alterskohorten der lidA-Studie

 

Occupational gender segregation Mean ± SD (range)

Male-dominated

Female-dominated

Integrated

Women: full-time a (N = 1212)

Depressive symptoms

25.09 ± 17.15*

20.63 ± 13.89

21.91 ± 14.09

ERI ratio

0.50 ± 0.21*

0.56 ± 0.23

0.51 ± 0.23***

Overcommitment

13.24 ± 4.36*

14.46 ± 4.22

14.30 ± 4.44

Work-family conflict

41.99 ± 30.15

42.98 ± 27.29

40.83 ± 28.40

Women: part-time/marginal employment a (N = 1557)

Depressive symptoms

26.67 ± 14.69†

22.35 ± 13.72

22.05 ± 14.08

ERI ratio

0.50 ± 0.23

0.52 ± 0.24

0.45 ± 0.20***

Overcommitment

11.54 ± 4.10**

13.44 ± 4.40

12.73 ± 4.33**

Work-family conflict

25.52 ± 23.01

28.83 ± 26.85

26.23 ± 25.92†

Men b (N = 2452)

Depressive symptoms

18.35 ± 13.47

19.71 ± 12.37

18.13 ± 12.71

ERI ratio

0.50 ± 0.22

0.53 ± 0.20

0.49 ± 0.20

Overcommitment

13.16 ± 4.41

13.67 ± 4.05

13.46 ± 4.07†

Work-family conflict

36.25 ± 28.55

37.80 ± 25.37

39.24 ± 27.72*

  1. Mean values are tested for significant difference in comparison to:
  2. aworking in female-dominated occupations
  3. bworking in male-dominated occupations using independent samples t-test
  4. p < 0.1; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001