Job quality continuity and change in later working life and the mediating role of mental and physical health on employment participation

Journal for Labour Market Research

Table 3 Estimates for parallel health-mediation of job quality in 2011 on non-employment in 2018

Direct effect estimates	Mental health		Physical health		Non-employment
Direct effect estimates	B	[95% CI]	B	[95% CI]	OR	[95% CI]
Job quality in 2011
PQ (n = 511)	− 3.01	[− 4.10; − 1.91]	− 4.63	[− 5.55; − 3.72]	1.88	[1.18; 3.00]
RM (n = 812)	0.05	[− 0.82; 0.92]	− 2.65	[− 3.44; − 1.86]	1.52	[0.97; 2.37]
SnM (n = 483)	− 3.19	[− 4.21; − 2.10]	− 1.09	[− 2.04; − 0.14]	0.86	[0.48; 1.56]
SR (n = 1,146)	(ref)	–	(ref)	–	(ref)	–
Mental health (n = 2,952)					0.96	[0.95; 0.97]
Physical health (n = 2,952)					0.96	[0.94; 0.98]

Indirect effect estimates	Mental health on Non-employment		Physical health on Non-employment
Indirect effect estimates	OR	[95% CI]	OR	[95% CI]
Job quality in 2011
PQ (n = 511)	1.15	[1.07; 1.24]	1.22	[1.11; 1.34]
RM (n = 812)	1.00	[0.96; 1.03]	1.12	[1.06; 1.19]
SnM (n = 483)	1.13	[1.06; 1.22]	1.04	[1.00; 1.10]
SR (n = 1,146)	(ref)	–	(ref)	–

N = 2,952; all effects adjusted for cohort and sex; coefficients significant at p < 0.05 are presented in bold; B = unstandardised linear regression coefficient; OR = odds ratio; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval; ref = reference category; PQ = Poor Quality, RM = Relaxed Manual, SnM = Strained non-Manual, SR = Smooth Running.