Availability, Use, and Cultivation of Support Networks as Predictors of the Well-Being of Middle-Aged and Older Chinese: A Panel Study

Table 2

Standardized effects on well-being at Wave 2 (𝑁=2,120).

Predictor	Health	Functioning	Caring engagement	Productive engagement
Health, Wave 1	.324***	.163***	.047*	.035
Functioning, Wave 1	.166***	.320***	.036	.003
Caring engagement, Wave 1	−.009	−.011	.296***	.111***
Productive engagement, Wave 1	.045*	.026	.066*	.378***
Support network availability, Wave 1	.030*	.030*	.031*	.031*
Support network use, Wave 1	−.014	−.014	−.014	−.014
Support network cultivation, Wave 1	.055***	.055***	.055***	.055***
Female	−.085***	−.077***	.096***	.028
Age	−.119***	−.089***	−.074***	−.006
Education	.019	.011	.044*	.058**
Currently married	−.033	−.061**	.056**	−.009
Family income (logged)	.016	.021	.071**	.039
𝑅^2	.272	.240	.221	.237

* 𝑃<.05. ** 𝑃<.01. *** 𝑃<.001.