Table 2.
Fixed-effects models estimating the associations between days spent outside and mental health and mental wellbeing (N = 35,301; n = 155,366).
| Depressive symptoms | Anxiety symptoms | Life satisfaction | Loneliness | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coef | 95% CI | P value | Coef | 95% CI | P value | Coef | 95% CI | P value | Coef | 95% CI | P value | |
| Number of days spent outside | − 0.08 | − 0.10, − 0.06 | < 0.001 | − 0.06 | − 0.07, − 0.04 | < 0.001 | 0.05 | 0.04, 0.06 | < 0.001 | 0.00 | − 0.00, 0.01 | 0.463 |
The models controlled for all time-invariant variables and time-varying variables including number of days respondents have had face to face contact with others for ≥ 15 min in the past 7 days, number of days respondents have had phone/video call with others for ≥ 15 min in the past 7 days, perceived social support, compliance with the government isolation guidance, and self-isolation status.
Significant values are in bold.