The correlation analysis of WeChat usage and depression among the middle-aged and elderly in China: the mediating role of social participation

Table 6 Regression results of different types of social participation and the levels of depression

Variable	Model 17	Model 18	Model 19	Model 20	Model 21	Model 22	Model 23	Model 24
WeChat usage	− 0.757^***	− 0.733^***	−0.758^***	− 0.769^***	− 0.760^***	−0.709^***	−0.758^***	−0.770^***
WeChat usage	(0.155)	(0.155)	(0.154)	(0.154)	(0.155)	(0.156)	(0.154)	(0.154)
Voluntary activities (Yes)	−0.245
Voluntary activities (Yes)	(0.180)
Recreation (Yes)		−0.312^*
Recreation (Yes)		(0.155)
Cultural activities (Yes)			− 0.613
Cultural activities (Yes)			(0.325)
Other activities (Yes)				−0.535
Other activities (Yes)				(0.420)
Levels of voluntary activities
One					−0.304
One					(0.192)
Two					0.078
Two					(0.413)
Three					−0.110
Three					(1.018)
Levels of recreation
One						−0.181
One						(0.169)
Two						−0.616^**
Two						(0.227)
Three						−0.525
Three						(0.483)
Levels of Cultural activities
One							−0.602
One							(0.339)
Two							−0.719
Two							(1.000)
Levels of other activities
One								−0.558
One								(0.422)
Two								1.294
Two								(3.575)
Constant	27.404^***	27.458^***	27.309^***	27.349^***	27.406^***	27.414^***	27.310^***	27.350^***
Constant	(1.233)	(1.233)	(1.233)	(1.233)	(1.233)	(1.233)	(1.233)	(1.233)
N	4545	4545	4545	4545	4545	4545	4545	4545

Note: Standard errors in parentheses; Control variables were included in all models; ^* p < 0.05, ^** p < 0.01, ^*** p < 0.001

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