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Table 3 Longitudinal linear mixed models assessing H1 and H2

From: Friendships that money can buy: financial security protects health in retirement by enabling social connectedness

Ā 

Longitudinal sample transitioning to retirement (Nā€‰=ā€‰404)

DV: Mental health

DV: Physical health

Model 1 ā€“ Random intercepts for household and postcode

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Model 2 - Covariates

Ī²

SE

p

Ī²

SE

p

ā€ƒGender

āˆ’.06

.07

.417

āˆ’.03

.07

.639

ā€ƒAge

.00

.004

.980

.00

.004

.917

ā€ƒEducation

.004

.01

.793

.02

.01

.206

ā€ƒPre-retirement subjective financial security

.03

.05

.405

.10

.04

.004

ā€ƒPre-retirement social connectedness

.22

.04

<.001

.10

.04

.005

ā€ƒPre-retirement measure of health DV

.56

.04

<.001

.68

.04

<.001

Model 3 ā€“ H1

ā€ƒSubjective financial security

.19

.05

<.001

.16

.05

<.001

Model 4 ā€“ H2

ā€ƒSocial connectedness

.24

.05

<.001

.11

.05

.016

  1. Notes.
  2. Each Model added variables to those included in the previous models. E.g., Model 3 added subjective financial security to the variables included in Models 1 and 2. Ī², SE and p are reported for the variable at the specific Model in which it was first entered. DV Dependent variable
  3. H1: Hypothesis 1
  4. H2: Hypothesis 2