Table 4.
Model | United Sates | South Korea | Finland | ||||||||||
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Ba | SE | Beta | P value | B | SE | Beta | P value | B | SE | Beta | P value | |
Model 1 | |||||||||||||
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Constant | 8.2b | 2.6b | —c | .002b | 23.6b | 2.5b | — | <.001b | 19.8b | 2.6b | — | <.001b |
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Perceived loneliness | 3.02b | 0.21b | .41b | <.001b | 2.2b | 0.22b | .30b | <.001b | 1.8b | 0.18b | .28b | <.001b |
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Age (years) | –.06 | 0.11 | –.01 | .58 | –.63b | 0.11b | –.16b | <.001b | –.51b | 0.11b | –.13b | <.001b |
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Genderd | –1.5b | 0.72b | –.05b | .04b | 0.54 | 0.7 | 0.02 | .44 | 0.24 | 0.62 | 0.01 | .7 |
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Living alonee | 2.7b | 1.2b | .06b | .03b | 0.78 | 1.1 | 0.02 | .48 | –.40 | 0.68 | –.02 | .56 |
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R2 | 0.18 | — | — | — | 0.11 | — | — | — | 0.09 | — | — | — |
Model 2 | |||||||||||||
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Constant | –3.0 | 2.9 | — | .3 | 6.3 | 3 | — | .04 | 9.3 | 3.1 | — | .003 |
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Perceived loneliness | 2.2b | 0.23b | .30b | <.001b | 1.6b | 0.24b | .21b | <.001b | 1.4b | 0.21b | .23b | <.001b |
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Age (years) | –.07 | 0.11 | –.02 | .52 | –.35b | 0.11b | –.09b | .001b | –.34b | 0.11b | –.09b | .002b |
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Genderd | –1.2 | 0.68 | –.04 | .09 | 0.26 | 0.67 | 0.01 | .7 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.03 | .31 |
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Living alonee | 2.5b | 1.1b | .06b | .02b | 0.62 | 1 | 0.02 | .55 | –.52 | 0.66 | –.02 | .43 |
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Belonging to friends | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.02 | .41 | .51b | 0.18b | .09b | .01b | –.12 | 0.14 | –.03 | .37 |
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Belonging to an online community | 1.4b | 0.14b | .27b | <.001b | 1.2b | 0.16b | .24b | <.001b | .98b | 0.13b | .23b | <.001b |
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Psychological distress | .54b | 0.06b | .27b | <.001b | .48b | 0.08b | .22b | <.001b | .29b | 0.06b | .16b | <.001b |
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R2 | 0.3 | — | — | — | 0.19 | — | — | — | 0.16 | — | — | — |
aUnstandardized regression coefficient.
bStatistically significant results (P<.05).
cValue not applicable.
dGender reference category male.
eLiving alone measured with a dummy variable (0=No, 1=Yes).