Research Article

Long-Term Effectiveness of a Stress Management Intervention at Work: A 9-Year Follow-Up Study Based on a Randomized Wait-List Controlled Trial in Male Managers

Table 2

Work stress and depressive symptoms across 2006–2015 among MAN-GO participants () and SOEP participants ().

2006200720082010201120122015 for difference

MAN-GO participants
Work stress
- ratio0.74 ± 0.230.68 ± 0.260.61 ± 0.280.62 ± 0.25<0.0001
(i) Effort8.67 ± 1.788.23 ± 2.057.71 ± 2.407.91 ± 2.490.0004
(ii) Reward28.65 ± 4.9329.65 ± 4.7431.18 ± 4.7130.85 ± 4.81<0.0001
Overcommitment13.98 ± 3.6413.23 ± 3.6012.83 ± 3.4213.44 ± 3.920.0357
Mental health
Depressive symptoms48.66 ± 8.2146.63 ± 7.3045.51 ± 7.2348.72 ± 9.890.0003

SOEP participants
Work stress
- ratio0.75 ± 0.400.78 ± 0.470.3991
(i) Effort8.39 ± 3.128.58 ± 3.000.5677
(ii) Reward28.62 ± 5.7428.65 ± 6.190.9485
Overcommitment14.17 ± 3.2114.03 ± 3.270.6731
Mental health
Depressive symptoms48.86 ± 7.8248.51 ± 7.4749.15 ± 9.1650.67 ± 7.970.1747

Means and SDs; repeated measures analysis of variance.