Research Article

[Retracted] An Empirical Analysis of Mental Health and Social Support in the Elderly of Different Age Groups: A Survey and Analysis of Data from China

Table 4

Effect of social support on the health of older adults in different age groups.

VariablesModel 5 (low-age elderly)Model 6 (middle-aged elderly)Model 7 (senior citizen)
Step 1Step 2Step 1Step 2Step 1Step 2

Gender-0.23
(0.09)
-0.21
(0.09)
-0.28
(0.12)
-0.19
(0.12)
-0.11
(0.18)
-0.16
(0.18)
Age0.23
(0.11)
0.19
(0.11)
-0.51
(0.25)
-0.49
(0.25)
-0.12
(0.31)
0.41
(0.31)
Education level0.11
(0.12)
0.09
(0.12)
0.23
(0.09)
0.28
(0.09)
0.71
(0.17)
0.48
(0.17)
Whether empty nesters0.39
(0.13)
-0.49
(0.13)
0.42
(0.21)
0.17
(0.21)
0.38
(0.15)
-0.33
(0.15)
Marriage status0.25
(0.14)
0.26
(0.14)
0.35
(0.11)
0.45
(0.11)
0.32
(0.21)
0.55
(0.21)
Objective support0.082
(0.11)
0.19
(0.08)
0.31
(0.15)
Subjective support-0.15
(0.05)
0.29
(0.14)
0.35
(0.09)
Support for utilization0.25
(0.11)
0.09
(0.15)
0.55
(0.10)
Cons7.89
(1.11)
5.28
(0.99)
10.93
(1.05)
9.37
(1.52)
15.29
(1.93)
17.23
(1.52)
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