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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2021 Aug 6;285:114307. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114307

Table 2.

Multilevel models reporting coefficients (standard errors) for loneliness regressed on demographic characteristics and context.


Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4 Model 5

EMA-level
 Physical context (ref: home)
  At work −0.11 ***
(0.02)
  In transit −0.04 ***
(0.01)
  Someplace else −0.04 ***
(0.01)
 Social context (ref: alone)
  Alone 0.07
(0.01)
***
 Social context (ref: alone)
  Spouse/partner −0.02
(0.01)
  Family −0.07
(0.01)
***
  Friend −0.06
(0.01)
***
  Pet −0.02
(0.02)
  Other −0.08
(0.02)
***
 Health status (ref: excellent/very good)
  Good 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
(0.01) (0.01) (0.01) (0.01)
  Fair/poor 0.00 −0.01 0.00 0.00
(0.02) (0.02) (0.02) (0.02)
 Marital status
  Married/partnered −0.06 * −0.06 * −0.05 * −0.05 *
(0.02) (0.02) (0.02) (0.02)
 Employment status
  Employed (any) 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
(0.04) (0.04) (0.04) (0.04)
Respondent-level
 Gender
  Female −0.14 *** −0.14 *** −0.13 *** −0.13 ***
(0.04) (0.04) (0.03) (0.03)
 Race (ref: Non-Hispanic White)
  Non-Hispanic Black −0.02 −0.03 −0.02 −0.02
(0.04) (0.04) (0.04) (0.04)
  Non-Black Hispanic −0.06 −0.07 −0.07 −0.07
(0.05) (0.05) (0.05) (0.05)
 Education (ref: less than high school)
  High school −0.03 −0.03 −0.03 −0.03
(0.05) (0.05) (0.05) (0.05)
  Some college −0.05 −0.05 −0.05 −0.05
(0.05) (0.05) (0.05) (0.05)
  College + −0.10 * −0.10 * −0.10 * −0.10 *
(0.05) (0.05) (0.05) (0.05)
 Age at baseline 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
(0.003) (0.003) (0.003) (0.003)
Previous loneliness report 0.23 *** 0.23 *** 0.23 *** 0.23 ***
(0.01) (0.01) (0.01) (0.01)
Constant 1.20 *** 1.30 *** 1.35 *** 1.24 *** 1.30 ***
(0.02) (0.20) (0.20) (0.20) (0.20)
Variance components
  EMA-level variance 0.13 0.14 0.13 0.13 0.13
  Respondent-level variance 0.16 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08
Additional information
  ICC 0.54
  Log likelihood −5606.99 −5277.17 −5254.6 −5230.68 −5234.48
  Pseudo R2 0.00 0.34 0.33 0.34 0.34
Number of EMA observations 12451 12451 12451 12451 12451
Number of respondents 342 342 342 342 342

Note. Standard errors are presented below estimates. Measures of loneliness are coded so that higher values represent greater loneliness.

p<.10

*

p<.05

**

p<.01

***

p<.001.