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Table 5 The direct and moderating effects of online social support on mental health condition among male and female university students

From: The impact of perceived life stress and online social support on university students’ mental health during the post-COVID era in Northwestern China: gender-specific analysis

Independent variables:

Mental health condition

Males (N = 655)

Females(N = 525)

Model 3 M

Model 4 M

Model 5 M

Model 6 M

Model 7 M

Model 8 M

Model 3 F

Model 4 F

Model 5 F

Model 6 F

Model 7 F

Model 8 F

Control variables

            

Age

0.051

0.059

0.053

0.056

0.055

0.062

-0.139**

-0.284***

-0.280***

-0.277***

-0.279***

-0.270***

Schooling stages:

University(Middle school)

-0.003

-0.005

-0.004

-0.003

-0.001

-0.006

-0.013

-0.019

-0.011

-0.013

-0.011

-0.011

Single child(not single)

-0.019

-0.025

-0.024

-0.025

-0.025

-0.024

-0.011

0.030

0.031

0.039

0.039

0.032

Marital status of parents:

Remarriage(first marriage)

0.186+

0.198+

0.198+

0.198+

0.197+

0.199+

0.241*

0.253*

0.253*

0.251*

0.249*

0.249*

Divorced(first marriage)

0.162**

0.183**

0.188**

0.185*

0.184*

0.181*

0.117**

0.120**

0.118**

0.117**

0.114**

0.119**

Widowed(first marriage)

0.038

0.040

0.049

0.040

0.040

0.049

0.028

0.029

0.020

0.021

0.029

0.020

Perceived life stress

            

Punishment

0.376***

0.383***

0.388***

0.441***

0.411***

0.493***

0.239

0.248***

0.041

0.038

0.041

0.059

Learning pressure

0.019

0.019

0.213***

0.311

0.313

0.314

0.332***

0.361**

0.367***

0.365***

0.363***

0.367***

Loss

0.044

0.135

0.138

0.287***

0.102

0.104

0.088

0.093

0.091

0.113***

0.098

0.094

Interpersonal relationships

0.013

0.018

0.019

0.114

0.123***

0.012

0.351***

0.383***

0.386***

0.383***

0.384***

0.384***

adaption

0.149

0.181

0.187

0.188

0.188

0.293***

0.198*

0.066

0.053

0.053

0.047

0.333***

Online social support

0.181

-0.014

-0.015

-0014

-0.058

-0.017

0.163

0.170

0.137

0.161

0.193

0.164

Moderation analysis

            

Punishment * Online social support

 

-0.415

     

-0.513***

    

Learning pressure * Online social support

  

-0.421

     

-0.510***

   

Loss * Online social support

   

-0.426***

     

-0.500***

  

Interpersonal relationships * Online social support

    

-0.434***

     

-0.525***

 

adaption * Online social support

     

-0.488***

     

-0.523***

Adjusted R2

0.142

0.154

0.157

0.158

0.161

0.162

0.148

0.152

0.154

0.158

0.161

0.162

F

13.116***

14.557***

14.412***

14.529***

14.126***

14.646***

20.136***

22.323***

22.096***

21.429***

23.156***

22.647***

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