Table 5.
Results of generalised linear modelling analyses investigating the relationship between latent trajectories of loneliness and measures of wellbeinga
| Loneliness Trajectory Group /Covariate |
Depression | Positive Mental Wellbeing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimateb | Sig | Estimateb | Sig | |
| Friendship Subscale | ||||
| Average Increasing | −0.16 (−1.25, 0.93) | 0.771 | 0.13 (−0.02, 0.28) | 0.095 |
| High Decreasing | 3.35 (2.69, 4.01) | <0.001 | −0.64 (−0.73, −0.55) | <0.001 |
| Low Increasing | 4.46 (2.97, 5.95) | <0.001 | −0.71 (−0.91, −0.52) | <0.001 |
| Average Stable | 1.84 (1.26, 2.43) | <0.001 | −0.37 (−0.45, −0.29) | <0.001 |
| High Stable | Reference category | |||
| Gender | ||||
| Males | −0.86 (−1.31, −0.41) | <0.001 | 0.15 (0.09, 0.21) | <0.001 |
| Females | Reference category | |||
| Age (years) at wave 1 | 0.13 (−0.01, 0.27) | 0.078 | −0.02 (−0.04, 0.01) | 0.061 |
| Depression at wave 1 | 0.33 (0.26, 0.40) | <0.001 | ||
| Positive Mental Wellbeing at Wave 1 | 0.28 (0.22, 0.34) | <0.001 | ||
| Isolation Subscale | ||||
| High Decreasing | 1.68 (0.29, 3.07) | 0.018 | −0.24 (−0.50, −0.00) | 0.012 |
| Low Increasing | 5.33 (4.32, 6.35) | <0.001 | −0.19 (−0.34, −0.04) | 0.015 |
| Elevated Stable | 1.48 (0.85, 2.10) | <0.001 | −0.18 (−0.27, −0.08) | <0.001 |
| Low Stable | Reference category | |||
| Gender | ||||
| Males | −0.84 (−1.29, −0.38) | <0.001 | 0.14 (0.07, 0.21) | 0.035 |
| Females | Reference category | |||
| Age (years) at wave 1 | 0.09 (−0.04, 0.24) | 0.183 | −0.03 (−0.05, −0.01) | 0.015 |
| Depression at wave 1 | 0.37 (0.30, 0.44) | <0.001 | ||
| Positive Mental Wellbeing at Wave 1 | 0.35 (0.28, 0.41) | <0.001 | ||
aAge, Gender, and Baseline score on the relevant dependent variable were all controlled for as covariates
bEstimates are unstandardised and include confidence intervals