Table 2 Predictors of life satisfaction using linear mixed models

 Age (continuous)

− 0.02

−2.54

− 0.04– –0.005

0.011

−0.007

− 0.81

− 0.02–0.01

0.418

− 0.009

− 1.07

− 0.02–0.007

0.281

 Gender, female

0.03

0.68

−0.06–0.12

0.494

0.11

2.33

0.01–0.21

0.020

0.09

2.03

0.003–0.18

0.043

 Having children

0.12

3.21

0.05–0.20

0.001

0.01

0.35

−0.07–0.10

0.722

 Married/cohabiting

0.31

6.94

0.22–0.40

< 0.001

0.33

6.44

0.23–0.44

< 0.001

0.46

9.16

0.36–0.56

< 0.001

 Perceived social support

0.02

7.78

0.01–0.02

< 0.001

0.01

3.10

0.004–0.01

0.002

0.02

4.52

0.01 − 0.03

< 0.001

 Physical activity

0.13

8.25

0.10–0.16

< 0.001

0.12

6.70

0.08–0.15

< 0.001

0.08

4.49

0.04–0.12

< 0.001

 Religious activity

0.05

1.25

–0.03–0.14

0.209

 Use of alcohol to cope with tension

−0.44

−7.94

−0.55– −0.33

< 0.001

–0.33

−5.45

− 0.46– –0.21

< 0.001

−0.24

−3.89

− 0.37– –0.12

< 0.001

 Hazardous drinking

−0.26

−5.17

− 0.36– − 0.16

< 0.001

–0.16

−2.95

− 0.27– –0.05

0.003

− 0.16

−2.93

−0.27– –0.05

0.003

 Neuroticism

−0.07

−6.89

−0.10– − 0.05

< 0.001

–0.05

− 4.76

− 0.08– –0.03

< 0.001

− 0.04

− 3.66

−0.06– –0.01

< 0.001

 Extraversion

0.04

4.03

0.02–0.06

< 0.001

0.02

2.39

0.004–0.04

0.017

0.01

1.31

−0.006–0.03

0.188

 Reality weakness

−0.10

−6.46

−0.13– –0.07

< 0.001

− 0.05

−3.31

− 0.09– –0.02

0.001

− 0.03

−2.18

−0.06– –0.003

0.029

 Conscientiousness

−0.01

−1.24

−0.04–0.009

0.214

 Medical student cohort

0.11

2.46

0.02–0.21

0.014

0.10

2.05

0.004–0.20

0.041

−0.04

−0.79

−0.14–0.06

0.425

 Life events

−0.12

−7.96

−0.14– – 0.09

< 0.001

− 0.07

−4.27

− 0.10– –0.03

< 0.001

− 0.08

− 4.77

−0.11– –0.04

< 0.001

 Emotional pressure

−0.30

−10.25

−0.36– –0.24

< 0.001

−0.07

−1.70

−0.16–0.01

0.089

 Time pressure

−0.34

−13.85

−0.39– –0.29

< 0.001

0.006

0.16

−0.07–0.09

0.873

 Fear of complaints and criticism

−0.22

−7.96

−0.28– –0.17

< 0.001

0.04

1.02

−0.03–0.11

0.305

 Work–home interference

−0.29

−18.34

−0.32– –0.26

< 0.001

−0.20

− 8.67

− 0.25– –0.16

< 0.001

 Number of hours at work per week

−0.004

−2.70

− 0.008– − 0.001

0.007

0.002

1.25

–0.001–0.006

0.210

 Number of hours asleep when on call

−0.0007

− 0.18

− 0.008–0.007

0.851

 Perceived job demands

−0.24

−14.18

−0.27– –0.20

< 0.001

−0.10

−4.24

−0.15– –0.05

< 0.001

 Autonomy

0.08

3.73

0.04–0.13

< 0.001

−0.04

−1.58

−0.09–0.01

0.113

 Colleague support

0.08

12.30

0.07–0.09

< 0.001

0.05

7.02

0.04–0.07

< 0.001