Table 4.

The moderating effect of gender on the relationships between the sub-factors of self-neglect and suicidal ideation in older adults

Variables	Model 2
	Coefficient	Standard error
Independent variables
Daily life management factors (A)	0.640**	0.190
Personal hygiene management factors (B)	−0.197	0.128
Financial management factors (C)	−0.012	0.134
Relational factors (D)	0.203*	0.114
Controlled variables
Age	0.015	0.011
Level of education (ref: elementary school or less)	−0.055	0.048
Household size	−0.021	0.039
Household income	0.004	0.027
Living with a spouse (ref: no)	0.087	0.108
Moderating variables
Gender (ref: men) (E)	−0.444	0.324
Interaction
A×E	−0.365	0.251
B×E	0.184	0.160
C×E	−0.110	0.185
D×E	0.336*	0.173
Constant	0.142	0.848
R 2	0.215
F (sig.)	6.650***

ref, reference; sig., significant.

^*p<0.05,

^**p<0.01,

^***p<0.001.