Effect-size summary statistics for relationship between job satisfaction and health measures
| Health outcome | No. of studies | Total sample size | Combined correlation coefficient (95% CI) | Heterogeneity test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed effects model | Random effects model | ||||
| Unadjusted | |||||
| Anxiety | 60 | 36443 | 0.322 (0.313 to 0.331) | 0.354 (0.319 to 0.388) | Q(59) = 650.7, p<0.001 |
| Burnout | 62 | 19944 | 0.396 (0.385 to 0.408) | 0.409 (0.378 to 0.439) | Q(61) = 355.5, p<0.001 |
| Cardiovascular disease | 13 | 5303 | 0.147 (0.120 to 0.173) | 0.113 (0.041 to 0.183) | Q(12) = 55.0, p<0.001 |
| Depression | 46 | 38941 | 0.349 (0.341 to 0.358) | 0.366 (0.310 to 0.421) | Q(45) = 1553.1, p<0.001 |
| General mental health | 142 | 95814 | 0.331 (0.326 to 0.337) | 0.318 (0.299 to 0.336) | Q(141) = 1130.7, p<0.001 |
| Musculoskeletal disorders | 4 | 2442 | 0.078 (0.039 to 0.118) | 0.078 (0.039 to 0.118) | Q(3) = 2.3, p = 0.519 |
| “Other” illness | 3 | 2124 | 0.315 (0.276 to 0.353) | 0.251 (−0.167 to 0.593) | Q(2) = 124.4, p<0.001 |
| Subjective physical illness | 119 | 58762 | 0.228 (0.220 to 0.235) | 0.235 (0.211 to 0.259) | Q(118) = 937.8, p<0.001 |
| Self-esteem | 13 | 2529 | 0.345 (0.310 to 0.379) | 0.351 (0.251 to 0.443) | Q(12) = 80.9, p<0.001 |
| Strain | 23 | 5693 | 0.319 (0.295 to 0.342) | 0.310 (0.230 to 0.385) | Q(22) = 208.8, p<0.001 |
| Combined | 485 | 267995 | 0.310 (0.306 to 0.313) | 0.312 (0.299 to 0.325) | Q(487) = 6191.8, p<0.001 |
| Schmidt-Hunter adjusted | |||||
| Anxiety | 60 | 36443 | 0.383 (0.374 to 0.392) | 0.420 (0.379 to 0.459) | Q(59) = 1051.7, p<0.001 |
| Burnout | 62 | 19944 | 0.463 (0.452 to 0.474) | 0.478 (0.443 to 0.512) | Q(61) = 534.7, p<0.001 |
| Cardiovascular disease | 13 | 5303 | 0.163 (0.136 to 0.189) | 0.121 (0.043 to 0.197) | Q(12) = 65.4, p<0.001 |
| Depression | 46 | 38941 | 0.412 (0.404 to 0.421) | 0.428 (0.361 to 0.490) | Q(45) = 2431.1, p<0.001 |
| General mental health | 141 | 95814 | 0.393 (0.388 to 0.399) | 0.376 (0.353 to 0.397) | Q(142) = 1778.8, p<0.001 |
| Musculoskeletal disorders | 4 | 2442 | 0.079 (0.039 to 0.118) | 0.079 (0.039 to 0.118) | Q(3) = 2.6, p = 0.452 |
| “Other” illness | 3 | 2124 | 0.360 (0.323 to 0.397) | 0.286 (−0.201 to 0.660) | Q(2) = 170.6, p<0.001 |
| Subjective physical illness | 119 | 58762 | 0.272 (0.265 to 0.280) | 0.287 (0.255 to 0.319) | Q(118) = 1886.3, p<0.001 |
| Self-esteem | 13 | 2529 | 0.439 (0.407 to 0.470) | 0.429 (0.304 to 0.540) | Q(12) = 144.2, p<0.001 |
| Strain | 24 | 5693 | 0.355 (0.333 to 0.377) | 0.341 (0.250 to 0.426) | Q(22) = 320.8, p<0.001 |
| Combined | 485 | 267995 | 0.367 (0.364 to 0.371) | 0.370 (0.354 to 0.385) | Q(484) = 10028.1, p<0.001 |