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Table 3 Standardized effects (β) of mediation of attitudes to ageing to life satisfaction

From: Attitudes to ageing mediates the relationship between perception of age-friendly city and life satisfaction among middle-aged and older people in Macao: a cross-sectional study

Type

Effect

Model 1: Full sample (n = 543)

 

Model 2: Participants aged 65 and over (n = 192)

Estimate

95% C.I.

p

Estimate

95% C.I.

p

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

Indirect

AFC > SWLS

0.239

0.184

0.300

0.001

 

0.206

0.081

0.335

0.002

 

AFC > AAQ_PL > SWLS

-0.020

-0.016

-0.008

0.005

 

-0.077

-0.058

-0.059

< 0.001

 

AFC > AAQ_PC > SWLS

0.137

0.076

0.207

0.001

 

0.101

-0.003

0.254

0.056

 

AFC > AAQ_PG > SWLS

0.123

0.061

0.198

0.001

 

0.182

0.030

0.373

0.009

Direct

AFC > SWLS

0.187

0.107

0.266

0.001

 

0.338

0.185

0.510

0.001

 

AFC > AAQ_PL

0.194

0.090

0.297

0.001

 

0.319

0.157

0.465

0.001

 

AAQ_PL > SWLS

-0.103

-0.174

-0.027

0.005

 

-0.241

-0.368

-0.127

0.001

 

AFC > AAQ_PC

0.456

0.376

0.527

0.001

 

0.573

0.455

0.668

0.001

 

AAQ_PC > SWLS

0.301

0.201

0.393

0.001

 

0.176

-0.007

0.380

0.061

 

AFC > AAQ_PG

0.540

0.466

0.612

0.001

 

0.665

0.557

0.759

0.001

 

AAQ_PG > SWLS

0.227

0.130

0.323

0.001

 

0.274

0.054

0.491

0.012

Total

AFC > SWLS

0.426

0.355

0.501

0.001

 

0.545

0.422

0.649

0.001

  1. Model 1 controlled for age, education level, and self-rated health
  2. Model 2 controlled for education level, and self-rated health