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Table 2 The association between work-life balance & poor psychosocial well-being in the Korean Working Conditions Survey

From: The work–life balance and psychosocial well-being of South Korean workers

 

Poor psychosocial well-being

 

PR (95% CI)

Model 1a

Model 2b

Model 3c

Characteristics

Work-life balance

 Good work-life balance

1

1

1

 Poor work-life balance

1.32 (1.29 to 1.35)

1.24 (1.21 to 1.28)

1.25 (1.21 to 1.28)

Work-related characteristics

Job type

 White collar

 

1

1

 Service

 

1.02 (0.97 to 1.06)

0.99 (0.95 to 1.03)

 Blue collar

 

1.29 (1.23 to 1.34)

1.16 (1.11 to 1.21)

Weekly working hours

  ≤ 47

 

1

1

 48–52

 

0.97 (0.94 to 1.00)

1.00 (0.96 to 1.04)

  ≥ 53

 

1.09 (1.05 to 1.13)

1.10 (1.06 to 1.14)

Work intensity

 Low intensity

 

1

1

 High intensity

 

0.95 (0.93 to 0.98)

0.96 (0.94 to 0.99)

Job autonomy

 High autonomy

 

1

1

 Low autonomy

 

1.05 (1.02 to 1.08)

1.06 (1.03 to 1.09)

Job insecurity

 Secure

 

1

1

 Insecure

 

1.02 (0.96 to 1.08)

0.96 (0.90 to 1.02)

Support at work

 High support

 

1

1

 Low support

 

1.36 (1.33 to 1.40)

1.32 (1.29 to 1.36)

Individual characteristics

 Gender

  Male

  

1

  Female

  

1.04 (1.01 to 1.07)

 Age

   < 30

  

1

  30–39

  

1.04 (0.99 to 1.09)

  40–49

  

1.17 (1.12 to 1.23)

   ≥ 50

  

1.21 (1.15 to 1.26)

 Income (KRW)

   < 1,000,000

  

1

  1,000,000–1,999,999

  

0.92 (0.87 to 0.96)

  2,000,000–2,999,999

  

0.82 (0.79 to 0.87)

   ≥ 3,000,000

  

0.75 (0.71 to 0.79)

 Cohabitation status

  No

  

1

  Yes

  

1.08 (1.04 to 1.12)

 Contribution to household earnings

  Primary earner

  

1

  Secondary earner

  

0.82 (0.79 to 0.85)

  Equally earner

  

0.92 (0.87 to 0.97)

  1. PR Prevalence ratio, CI Confidence interval
  2. a. Crude PR
  3. b. Adjusted for work-related characteristics
  4. c. Adjusted for work-related and individual characteristics