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Table 3 The effects of neighbourhood social reciprocity on frequency of physical activity (Model 2), frequency of social interaction with neighbours (Model 3) and the odds of having volunteering experience (Model 3); three-level multilevel longitudinal models (n = 24,620 in 450 neighbourhoods)

From: Neighborhood social reciprocity and mental health among older adults in China: the mediating effects of physical activity, social interaction, and volunteering

Variable

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

(log) Physical activity

Frequency of social interaction with neighbours

The odds of having volunteering experience

Beta

(SE)

Beta

(SE)

Odds

(95% CI)

High social reciprocity (ref: low social reciprocity)

0.192***

0.031

0.572***

0.023

5.121

4.055–6.464

Neighbourhood social reciprocity

0.293**

0.131

0.024**

0.011

13.883***

4.456–43.257

Akaike information criterion (AIC)

89,359.490

75,422.350

5831.849

  1. Models were fully adjusted. SE = standard error. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval. * = p < .10, ** = p < .05, *** = p < .01