Table 2.

Coefficients From Models Estimating Cross-sectional Associations Between Social Contact and Social Support (N = 4,587)

Path	2016	2020	Differencea
Virtual social contact -> Positive social support	0.039*	0.044*	0.005
	(0.029, 0.051)	(0.035, 0.055)	(−0.006, 0.018)
Virtual social contact -> Negative social support	0.015*	0.021*	0.006
	(0.006, 0.023)	(0.013, 0.029)	(−0.004, 0.017)
In-person social contact -> Positive social support	0.172*	0.173*	0.001
	(0.153, 0.191)	(0.157, 0.190)	(−0.021, 0.022)
In-person social contact -> Negative social support	0.094*	0.102*	0.008
	(0.079, 0.107)	(0.090, 0.113)	(−0.008, 0.025)
Positive social support -> Depressive symptoms	−0.643*	−0.414*	0.229*
	(−0.775, −0.510)	(−0.519, −0.306)	(0.087, 0.391)
Negative social support -> Depressive symptoms	0.520*	0.414*	−0.106
	(0.347, 0.681)	(0.263, 0.557)	(−0.299, 0.083)
Virtual social contact -> Depressive symptomsb	−0.061*	−0.027	0.034
	(−0.091, −0.029)	(−0.056, 0.003)	(−0.003, 0.070)
In-person social contact -> Depressive symptomsb	−0.175*	−0.105*	0.071*
	(−0.230, −0.120)	(−0.152, −0.060)	(0.005, 0.137)

Notes: Models include all covariates. *Indicates confidence interval does not include zero.

^aDifferences are calculated by subtracting 2020 coefficients from 2016 coefficients; 95% confidence intervals are derived from 2,000 bootstrap samples.

^bReported coefficients are unconditional on positive/negative social support.