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. 2016 Feb 22;11(2):e0149428. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149428

Table 4. Effects of friendship network patterns and supports.

Nurse Doctor Radiologic Technologist
Coefficient SE Coefficient SE Coefficient SE
Age -0.404 ** (0.20) -0.781** (0.45) 0.186 (0.37)
Male (ref. female) 3.219 (4.09) 12.839**** (3.75) -6.481 (6.39)
Married (ref. unmarried) 4.464** (2.47) 11.599** (5.50) 6.455** (6.50)
Household income: >7 million/m (ref. less) -1.072 (2.21) -0.776 (3.93) -16.600*** (6.42)
Friendship network patterns:
Strength:
Strong tie(meet every day) 8.003* (5.00) 9.281 (9.93) 17.614* (10.88)
Having friends from college 3.220 (2.70) 2.260 (6.35) 13.849** (6.54)
Having friend from pre-college school -4.847** (2.82) 10.548* (6.86) 10.096 (8.28)
Strong tie × Having friends from college1) -9.306** (4.50) -5.650 (10.11) -3.295 (9.62)
Strong tie × Having friends from school1) -1.862 (4.64) -4.324 (9.74) -29.041*** (11.22)
Density:
Mutual acquaintance between friends -8.274*** (3.20) 7.685 (6.54) -14.576* (9.06)
Mutual acquaintance between friends and family -1.556 (5.08) -12.453 (12.13) -7.439 (8.63)
Group activities:
Alumni reunions inside workplace 1.161 (2.51) 8.414* (5.21) 5.610 (5.25)
Alumni reunions outside of workplace -3.923* (2.40) -9.393** (4.38) 3.840 (5.45)
Friendship network supports:
Instrumental support 0.495 (2.26) 9.141** (4.72) -9.218** (4.85)
Life information -4.123** (2.19) -3.825 (4.42) -7.963** (4.58)
Information about job vacancies 7.224** (3.16) 11.247** (6.00) 5.070 (6.79)
Constant 76.570**** (8.28) 60.717**** (13.53) 47.022**** (12.29)
N 288 68 64
R2 0.113 0.375 0.520
F 2.17*** 1.91** 3.19****

* p < 0.1(two-tailed test)

** p < 0.05(two-tailed test)

***p < 0.01(two-tailed test)

**** p < 0.001(two-tailed test)

1) interaction term.