Table 3.
Multivariable association between mental health outcomes and social network
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Component type | |||||
| Disconnected | Base | ||||
| Small | −0.098 (−0.327 to 0.131) | ||||
| Large | −0.117 (−0.274 to 0.041) | ||||
| No of friend(s) | −0.063*** (−0.106 to −0.021) | ||||
| Closeness centrality (standardised) | −0.053 (−0.124 to 0.018) | ||||
| Betweenness centrality (standardised) | −0.103*** (−0.155 to −0.051) | ||||
| Eigenvalue centrality (standardised) | −0.068*** (−0.103 to −0.033) | ||||
| Age (years) | 0.012 (−0.013 to 0.037) | 0.011 (−0.014 to 0.035) | 0.012 (−0.013 to 0.037) | 0.011 (−0.014 to 0.035) | 0.014 (−0.011 to 0.038) |
| Education | |||||
| No formal education | Base | Base | Base | Base | Base |
| Primary incomplete | −0.333** (−0.622 to −0.043) | −0.315** (−0.602 to −0.027) | −0.326** (−0.616 to −0.037) | −0.320** (−0.609 to −0.030) | −0.339** (−0.631 to −0.048) |
| Primary complete | −0.450*** (−0.777 to −0.124) | −0.437*** (−0.763 to −0.112) | −0.443*** (−0.771 to −0.115) | −0.447*** (−0.774 to −0.120) | −0.444*** (−0.773 to −0.115) |
| Secondary incomplete | −0.269* (−0.574 to 0.035) | −0.267* (−0.570 to 0.035) | −0.267* (−0.572 to 0.037) | −0.272* (−0.576 to 0.033) | −0.277* (−0.583 to 0.029) |
| Secondary complete or above | −0.114 (−0.452 to 0.223) | −0.105 (−0.441 to 0.230) | −0.114 (−0.452 to 0.223) | −0.125 (−0.462 to 0.211) | −0.131 (−0.470 to 0.208) |
| =1 if born outside Vashantek | −0.169** (−0.312 to −0.025) | −0.184** (−0.328 to −0.041) | −0.167** (−0.311 to −0.024) | −0.182** (−0.325 to −0.040) | −0.163** (−0.305 to −0.022) |
| =1 if currently married | −0.190** (−0.367 to −0.013) | −0.198** (−0.375 to −0.022) | −0.188** (−0.364 to −0.011) | −0.179** (−0.353 to −0.004) | −0.171* (−0.346 to 0.004) |
| Equity score (standardised) | −0.030 (−0.108 to 0.048) | −0.028 (−0.106 to 0.049) | −0.030 (−0.108 to 0.048) | −0.029 (−0.107 to 0.048) | −0.031 (−0.108 to 0.047) |
| Occupation fixed effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Observations | 824 | 824 | 824 | 824 | 824 |
| R-squared | 0.036 | 0.047 | 0.036 | 0.043 | 0.038 |
The outcome variable is the standardised GHQ score in all five specifications. A higher GHQ score suggests worse mental health outcomes. The robust 95% CIs are reported in parentheses. We also control for occupations, which are not reported here.
*P<0.1, **P<0.05, ***P<0.01.
GHQ, General Health Questionnaire.