Table 3 Factors associated with the participants’ psychological distress (GHQ Likert scores) 3 years into their professional work lives
From: The transition from university to work: what happens to mental health? A longitudinal study
Independent variables | Total sample (n = 773) | Healthcare (n = 357) | Teachers (n = 228) | Social workers (n = 188) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Prior psychological distress | ||||
 GHQ Likert score as student | 0.15*** | 0.18*** | 0.18** | 0.08 |
 Explained variance | 6.2% *** | 8.1% *** | 8.9% *** | 1.8% |
Sociodemographics | ||||
 Age | 0.03 | 0.10* | −0.05 | − 0.01 |
 Gender | −0.06 | − 0.08 | − 0.05 | − 0.09 |
 Civil status | 0.02 | 0.06 | −0.03 | − 0.01 |
 R2 change | 0.7% | 1.8% | 0.8% | 1.7% |
 Explained variance | 6.9% *** | 9.9% *** | 9.7% *** | 3.5% |
Professional role | ||||
 Confidence | 0.00 | 0.19* | −0.04 | −0.17 |
 Theoretical understanding | −0.04 | − 0.01 | −0.16 | 0.04 |
 Methodical aspects | 0.08 | 0.02 | −0.02 | 0.25* |
 R2 change | 0.2% | 1.2% | 0.1% | 2.5% |
 Explained variance | 7.1% *** | 11.1% *** | 9.8% ** | 6.0% |
Psychosocial work environment | ||||
 Demand | 0.14*** | 0.12* | 0.11 | 0.18** |
 Control | −0.02 | 0.06 | −0.14* | 0.03 |
 Support | −0.01 | −0.18* | 0.21* | −0.03 |
 R2 change | 4.6% *** | 5.2% *** | 6.7% ** | 5.7% * |
 Explained variance | 11.7% *** | 16.3% *** | 16.4% *** | 11.7% * |
Quality of life | ||||
 Global quality of life | −0.46 *** | −0.45*** | −0.48*** | − 0.45 *** |
 R2 change | 18.8% *** | 17.6% *** | 19.2% *** | 18.5% *** |
 Explained variance | 30.5% *** | 33.9% *** | 35.6% *** | 30.2% *** |
 Durbin-Watson | 1.98 | 1.96 | 2.10 | 1.88 |