Table 5.
Ordinary least squares (OLS) regressionsa,b of socioemotional outcomes (N=205).
| Independent variables | Loneliness (score range: 3-9) |
Social isolation (score range: 1-5) |
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Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 1 | Model 2 | ||||
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b | P | b | P | b | P | b | P |
| Constant | 4.463 | <.001 | 6.537 | <.001 | 2.028 | <.001 | 2.451 | <.001 |
| Frequency of going online | –0.172 | .001 | –0.147 | .005 | –0.051 | .06 | –0.040 | .14 |
| Number of family/friends |
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–0.027 | .06 |
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–0.014 | .06 |
| Physical/emotional social limitation |
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0.178 | .10 |
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0.200 | <.001 |
| Age |
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–0.028 | .05 |
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–.007 | .37 |
| In ICT intervention arm |
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0.123 | .65 |
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0.027 | .85 |
| In attention control arm |
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0.304 | .27 |
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0.223 | .12 |
| In assisted living |
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0.408 | .07 |
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0.058 | .61 |
| F statistic (df)c | 11.55 (1, 203) |
.001 | 4.34 (7, 197) |
<.001 | 3.69 (1, 203) |
.06 | 4.17 (7, 197) |
<.001 |
| Adjusted R 2 | 0.05 |
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0.13 |
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0.01 |
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0.10 |
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a Unstandardized coefficients presented.
b Model 1 uses the key independent variable only. Model 2 adds control variables.
c Degrees of freedom.