Table 4.
Regression of loneliness (range 0–11)
| Controlled for gender, age, origin | Multivariate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | SE B | B | SE B | |
| Constant | 2.80 | 0.20*** | ||
| Female (vs. male) | − 0.45 | 0.20* | ||
| Age (55–66) | 0.04 | 0.03 | ||
| Moroccan (vs. Dutch) | 1.21 | 0.36*** | ||
| Turkish (vs. Dutch) | 1.87 | 0.32*** | ||
| Married (vs. not married and no partner) | − 1.98 | 0.25*** | − 1.09 | 0.26*** |
| Number of persons in household (0–8) | − 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.09 |
| Number of children (0–13) | − 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.07 |
| Contact frequency with children/children-in-law (1–5) | − 0.34 | 0.08*** | − 0.16 | 0.08 |
| Contact frequency with grandchildren (1–5) | − 0.23 | 0.08** | − 0.10 | 0.08 |
| Contact frequency with other kin (1–5) | − 0.35 | 0.11** | − 0.14 | 0.09 |
| Contact frequency with friends/acquaintances (1–5) | − 0.58 | 0.11*** | − 0.31 | 0.10** |
| Contact frequency with neighbours (1–5) | − 0.45 | 0.11*** | − 0.16 | 0.09 |
| Educational level (1–9) | − 0.11 | 0.06* | − 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Income level (1–24) | − 0.18 | 0.03*** | 0.00 | 0.03 |
| Satisfaction with income (1–5) | − 0.61 | 0.08*** | − 0.29 | 0.07*** |
| Employed (vs. non-employed) | − 1.16 | 0.25*** | − 0.07 | 0.23 |
| Membership in organisations (vs. no membership) | − 0.50 | 0.30 | − 0.04 | 0.25 |
| Internet use (vs. no use) | − 0.89 | 0.28** | 0.24 | 0.25 |
| Church/mosque attendance (1–6) | − 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
| Mastery (5–25) | − 0.30 | 0.02*** | − 0.13 | 0.02*** |
| General health (1–5) | − 0.89 | 0.11*** | − 0.08 | 0.11 |
| Number of chronic diseases (0–6) | 0.41 | 0.10*** | − 0.12 | 0.09 |
| Physical functioning (6–30) | − 0.18 | 0.03*** | 0.00 | 0.03 |
| Cognitive functioning (0–30) | − 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| Depressive symptoms (0–60) | 0.17 | 0.01*** | 0.11 | 0.01*** |
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001. N = 703. Multivariate model: R2 = 0.57