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Table 3 Results of the multilevel regressions with interaction effects

From: Depressive symptoms among Chinese residents: how are the natural, built, and social environments correlated?

DV: Logged CES-D score

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Coefficient

Standard error

Coefficient

Standard error

Coefficient

Standard error

Natural environment of the neighborhood

 Green space

−0.045*

0.023

− 0.039*

0.019

− 0.047*

0.023

Built environment of the neighborhood

 Urbanicity

−0.046**

0.015

−0.031*

0.015

−0.048**

0.015

 Sports facilities (ref: no)

−0.008

0.044

−0.020

0.043

−0.024

0.047

Social environment of the neighborhood

 Social trust

−0.400*

0.206

−0.402*

0.203

−0.838*

0.358

 Social reciprocity

−0.375**

0.121

−0.396**

0.118

−0.379*

0.129

 Social group membership

−0.405*

0.160

−0.363*

0.158

−0.501**

0.165

 Gini index of household income

0.289

0.198

0.107

0.195

–0.910**

0.213

 Security

0.381

0.219

0.0.337

0.218

−0101

0.477

Neighborhood-based interaction effects

 Green space × social trust

−0.343*

0.135

    

 Green space × social reciprocity

−0.413**

0.128

    

 Green space × social group membership

−0.395*

0.164

    

 Green space × Gini index of household income

0.665**

0.101

    

 Green space × security

−0.346

0.320

    

 Urbanicity × social trust

  

−0.128**

0.041

  

 Urbanicity × social reciprocity

  

0.089

0.058

  

 Urbanicity × social group membership

  

−0.277**

0.054

  

 Urbanicity × Gini index of household income

  

0.218**

0.071

  

 Urbanicity × security

  

−0.249*

0.097

  

 Sports facilities (ref: no) × social trust

    

0.267

0.440

 Sports facilities (ref: no) × social reciprocity

    

−0.455**

0.078

 Sports facilities (ref: no) × social group membership

    

−0.426*

0.210

 Sports facilities (ref: no) × Gini index of household income

    

2.281*

0.151

 Sports facilities (ref: no) × security

    

0.481

0.527

Constant

3.912**

0.346

3.876**

0.341

5.100**

0.538

Var (constant)

0.129**

 

0.123**

 

0.135**

 

Var (residual)

1.071**

 

1.022**

 

1.059**

 

AIC

60,505.86

 

59,552.09

 

60,295.20

 
  1. Significance level: * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01. All continuous independent variables were mean centered. Models 2–4 were adjusted for all covariates presented by Table 1