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Table 4 Multiple regression model predicting depressive symptoms

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

-.041

**

−0.43 ; −0.10

-.068

***

−0.55 ; −0.21

      

 from children

.045

***

0.12 ; 0.41

.018

 

−0.06 ; 0.24

.028

 

−0.27 ; 0.60

-.028

 

−0.35 ; 0.04

 from outside family

-.014

 

−0.24 ; 0.07

.014

 

−0.09 ; 0.23

-.006

 

−0.51 ; 0.44

.028

 

−0.05 ; 0.35

Giving emotional support

 to partner

-.038

**

−0.39 ; −0.09

-.033

*

−0.33 ; −0.03

      

 to children

-.040

**

−0.36 ; −0.08

.005

 

−0.13 ; 0.18

-.023

 

−0.57 ; 0.30

-.043

*

−0.42 ; −0.05

 to outside family

-.074

***

−0.57 ; −0.27

-.093

***

−0.65 ; −0.32

-.112

**

−1.14 ; −0.21

-.119

***

−0.86 ; −0.45

Receiving instrumental support

 from partner

-.024

*

−0.47 ; −0.02

-.058

***

−0.54 ; −0.19

      

 from children

-.041

**

−0.36 ; −0.09

-.044

**

−0.38 ; −0.08

-.129

***

−1.29 ; −0.39

-.037

*

−0.49 ; −0.03

 from outside family

.030

**

0.15 ; 0.84

-.015

 

−0.42 ; 0.11

.040

 

−0.31 ; 1.07

-.015

 

−0.39 ; 0.15

Giving instrumental support

 to partner

-.051

***

−0.76 ; −0.32

-.040

**

−0.57 ; −0.13

      

 to children

-.011

 

−0.19 ; 0.07

-.031

*

−0.31 ; −0.01

-.077

*

−0.83 ; −0.06

-.096

***

−0.74 ; −0.37

 to outside family

-.033

**

−0.53 ; −0.10

-.020

.141

−0.33 ; 0.05

-.030

 

−0.85 ; 0.36

-.075

***

−0.73 ; −0.27

  1. B: standardized beta, p : * < .05, ** < .005, *** .0005
  2. Model was controlling for age, comorbidity of serious diseases, living status, equivalent income, years of schooling