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

Wang, Gaoling; Duan, Jing; Kan, Qianqian; Zhou, Yuqin; Cheng, Zhaopeng; Tang, Shaoliang

doi:10.1186/s12889-023-15349-9

Table 8 KHB test for social participation

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

Effect	β	SE	P	95% CI		Mediation (%)	β	SE	P	95% CI		Mediation (%)
				Lower	Upper	Mediation (%)				Lower	Upper	Mediation (%)
WeChat usage--Social participation--Depression							WeChat usage--Social participation--Degree of depression
Total effect	− 0.356	0.075	0.000	− 0.503	− 0.209		− 0.787	0.153	0.000	−1.086	−0.487
Direct effect	−0.317	0.076	0.000	−0.466	−0.167		−0.716	0.155	0.000	−1.020	−0.412
Indirect effect	−0.040	0.013	0.003	−0.066	−0.014	11.11	−0.071	0.028	0.010	−0.125	−0.017	9.01
WeChat usage--Levels of social participation--Depression							WeChat usage--Levels of social participation--Degree of depression
Total effect	−0.357	0.075	0.000	−0.505	−0.210		−0.787	0.153	0.000	−1.086	−0.487
Direct effect	−0.313	0.077	0.000	−0.463	−0.162		−0.692	0.157	0.000	−0.999	−0.385
Indirect effect	−0.045	0.018	0.013	−0.080	−0.009	12.49	−0.095	0.035	0.007	−0.164	−0.026	12.04
WeChat usage--Recreation--Depression							WeChat usage--Recreation--Degree of depression
Total effect	−0.356	0.075	0.000	−0.503	−0.209		−0.787	0.153	0.000	−1.086	−0.487
Direct effect	−0.320	0.076	0.000	−0.469	−0.171		−0.733	0.155	0.000	−1.037	−0.429
Indirect effect	−0.036	0.013	0.007	−0.062	−0.010	10.08	−0.054	0.027	0.048	−0.107	−0.001	6.82
WeChat usage--Levels of recreation--Depression							WeChat usage--Levels of recreation--Degree of depression
Total effect	−0.357	0.075	0.000	−0.504	−0.209		−0.787	0.153	0.000	−1.086	−0.487
Direct effect	−0.310	0.076	0.000	−0.460	−0.160		−0.709	0.156	0.000	−1.014	−0.404
Indirect effect	−0.047	0.015	0.002	−0.077	−0.017	13.17	− 0.078	0.030	0.010	−0.137	− 0.018	9.89

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