Research on grandchild care and depression of chinese older adults based on CHARLS2018: the mediating role of intergenerational support from children

Table 5 Analysis of mediation effect

Mediator effect model	β (95% CI)	SE	Z	P
Model1
Indirect effect	0.074** ( 0.019, 0.129)	0.028	2.62	0.009
Direct effect	0.511**(0.057,0.965)	0.224	2.28	0.023
Model2
Indirect effect	0.047** (0.010,0.085)	0.019	2.49	0.013
Direct effect	0.537**(0.064,1.010)	0.241	2.23	0.026

Control variables in both model1 and model2: Age, Gender, Numbers of Children, Education, Residence, Pension, Types of medical insurance, Number of Chronic Disease, ADL, Numbers of chronic diseases
*** p<0.01, ** p<0.05, * p<0.1

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