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Table 3 Each support predicting depressive symptoms under the influence of covariates

From: Giving social support to outside family may be a desirable buffer against depressive symptoms in community-dwelling older adults: Japan gerontological evaluation study

Marital status

Married

Single

Gender

Men (n=10,673)

Women (n=7,552)

Men (n=1,196)

Women (n=5,211)

 

B

p

95 % CI

B

p

95% CI

B

p

95 % CI

B

p

95 % CI

Social supports

Receiving emotional support

 from partner

-.093

***

−0.73 ; −0.49

-.122

***

−0.81 ; −0.56

      

 from children

-.030

**

−0.28 ; −0.07

-.023

*

−0.24 ; −0.01

-.069

*

−0.73 ; −0.07

-.091

***

−0.66 ; −0.36

 from outside family

-.077

***

−0.57 ; −0.35

-.058

***

−0.42 ; −0.18

-.098

**

−0.95 ; −0.26

-.073

***

−0.55 ; −0.25

Giving emotional support

 to partner

-.090

***

−0.68 ; −0.44

-.099

***

−0.63 ; −0.40

-.168

*

−2.57 ; −0.28

-.082

***

−1.27 ; −0.45

 to children

-.066

***

−0.46 ; −0.26

-.034

**

−0.29 ; −0.06

-.085

**

−0.81 ; −0.16

-.088

***

−0.63 ; −0.34

 to outside family

-.098

***

−0.66 ; −0.45

-.096

***

−0.61 ; −0.38

-.133

***

−1.13 ; −0.46

-.132

***

−0.88 ; −0.57

Receiving instrumental support

 from partner

-.073

***

−0.95 ; −0.56

-.107

***

−0.83 ; −0.54

      

 from children

-.070

***

−0.48 ; −0.28

-.053

***

−0.39 ; −0.16

-.176

***

−1.51 ; −0.77

-.112

***

−0.98 ; −0.60

 from outside family

-.010

 

−0.46 ; 0.15

-.050

***

−0.74 ; −0.28

-.007

 

−0.61 ; 0.48

-.071

***

−0.81 ; −0.36

Giving instrumental support

 to partner

-.090

***

−1.14 ; −0.75

-.093

***

−1.02 ; −0.62

      

 to children

-.076

***

−0.50 ; −0.30

-.078

***

−0.53 ; −0.29

-.157

***

−1.22 ; −0.58

-.149

***

−1.02 ; −0.70

 to outside family

-.057

***

−0.73 ; −0.37

-.070

***

−0.64 ; −0.33

-.048

 

−0.87 ; 0.07

-.116

***

−0.95 ; −0.59

  1. "Single" includes widow/widower, the unmarried and the divorced
  2. B: standardized beta, p : * < .05, ** < .005, *** .0005