Sobel-Goodman mediation analyses
| Total mediation | Subjective financial situation | Loneliness | |
| Panel A: mental distress (GHQ-12) | |||
| Employment relationships (ref.=Gig workers) | |||
| Full-time employed | |||
| Indirect effect | −0.55 (0.21)** | −0.23 (0.05)*** | −0.32 (0.09)*** |
| Percent mediated | 67.75% | 28.43% | 39.32% |
| Part-time employed | |||
| Indirect effect | −0.41 (0.21)* | −0.16 (0.05)** | −0.26 (0.09)** |
| Percent mediated | 55.71% | 21.08% | 34.63% |
| Unemployed | |||
| Indirect effect | 0.45 (0.21)* | 0.24 (0.06)*** | 0.21 (0.12) |
| Percent mediated | 64.21% | 34.37% | NA |
| Panel B: life satisfaction | |||
| Employment relationships (ref.=Gig workers) | |||
| Full-time employed | |||
| Indirect effect | 0.29 (0.10)** | 0.15 (0.03)*** | 0.14 (0.04)*** |
| Percent mediated | 97.79% | 52.84% | 44.95% |
| Part-time employed | |||
| Indirect effect | 0.21 (0.10)* | 0.10 (0.03)*** | 0.10 (0.03)*** |
| Percent mediated | 60.96% | 30.32% | 30.64% |
| Unemployed | |||
| Indirect effect | −0.25 (0.10)* | −0.17 (0.04)*** | −0.08 (0.05) |
| Percent mediated | 62.42% | 40.67% | NA |
Robust SEs in parentheses.
*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.
GHQ-12, General Health Questionnaire; NA, not available.