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. 2023 Dec 21;53(5):1078–1090. doi: 10.1007/s10964-023-01925-0

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