Table 3.
Random-intercept logistic regression results for the effects of ego, alter, relationship, and network characteristics on perceived support functions, Indiana Network Mental Health Study (obs = 2206, n = 169)
| 1. Listens | 2. Advises | 3. Cares | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | CI | OR | CI | OR | CI | |
| Ego characteristics | ||||||
| Female | 1.861** | (1.101–3.145) | 0.918 | (0.548–1.540) | 1.864** | (1.084–3.207) |
| White | 1.319 | (0.770–2.260) | 0.934 | (0.552–1.582) | 1.392 | (0.795–2.438) |
| Education (years) | 1.022 | (0.910–1.148) | 1.040 | (0.927–1.166) | 1.113* | (0.986–1.256) |
| Diagnosis | ||||||
| Bipolar | 1.094 | (0.430–2.779) | 1.496 | (0.607–3.686) | 1.580 | (0.598–4.172) |
| Schizophrenia | 1.011 | (0.468–2.184) | 1.825 | (0.854–3.904) | 1.170 | (0.526–2.601) |
| Major depression | 0.787 | (0.470–1.320) | 1.344 | (0.804–2.244) | 1.003 | (0.586–1.717) |
| Alter/tie characteristics | ||||||
| Relationship to ego | ||||||
| MH provider | 2.768*** | (1.672–4.584) | 2.837*** | (1.865–4.315) | 1.317 | (0.860–2.017) |
| Kin | 0.706** | (0.502–0.992) | 1.206 | (0.887–1.640) | 2.007*** | (1.441–2.797) |
| Friend | 2.203*** | (1.449–3.348) | 2.272*** | (1.599–3.229) | 2.779*** | (1.901–4.065) |
| Female | 1.648*** | (1.297–2.094) | 1.337*** | (1.082–1.652) | 1.528*** | (1.216–1.922) |
| Very close | 4.657*** | (3.442–6.302) | 2.445*** | (1.904–3.140) | 4.718*** | (3.570–6.234) |
| Frequent contact | 1.521*** | (1.161–1.993) | 1.303** | (1.029–1.650) | 1.581*** | (1.225–2.041) |
| Ever hassles | 0.575*** | (0.433–0.762) | 0.669*** | (0.518–0.864) | 0.768* | (0.585–1.010) |
| Social network characteristics | ||||||
| Percent MH providers | 0.924 | (0.727–1.174) | 0.908 | (0.716–1.151) | 0.865 | (0.673–1.111) |
| Percent kin | 0.936 | (0.786–1.115) | 1.011 | (0.851–1.203) | 0.927 | (0.773–1.112) |
| Percent friends | 1.102 | (0.918–1.322) | 1.042 | (0.871–1.245) | 0.972 | (0.806–1.172) |
| Percent female | 0.846* | (0.716–1.001) | 0.894 | (0.757–1.054) | 0.815** | (0.684–0.972) |
| Mean closeness | 3.739*** | (1.699–8.227) | 1.149 | (0.530–2.488) | 3.078*** | (1.356–6.986) |
| Mean frequency of contact | 0.454* | (0.195–1.057) | 1.487 | (0.647–3.417) | 0.718 | (0.300–1.719) |
| Mean hassles | 1.369 | (0.613–3.057) | 1.370 | (0.622–3.015) | 0.705 | (0.307–1.620) |
| Network size | 1.001 | (0.978–1.024) | 1.015 | (0.992–1.038) | 0.997 | (0.973–1–021) |
| ICC | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.30 | |||
| Wald χ2 | 249.69*** | 153.42*** | 256.28*** | |||
*, p < 0.05; **, p < 0.01; ***, p < 0.001.