Lifetime prevalence of polyvictimization among older adults in Sweden, associations with ill-heath, and the mediating effect of sense of coherence

Table 5 Final model for the association between violence victimization and physical health status. Sense of coherence (SOC) was found to have a mediating effect on the association between polyvictimization and physical ill-health. No significant effect was found for reporting only one form of victimization. Social support moderated the mediation effect but not the direct effect


		Effect	95% CI
Relative conditional indirect effect (ab) (Victimization – SOC– Physical health status, moderated by social support)
With social support	One form of victimization	−0.25	−1.58	0.87
	Low polyvictimization	−2.26	−4.79	−0.49
	High polyvictimization	−2.12	−4.03	−0.73
No social support	One form of victimization	−0.18	−0.83	0.30
	Low polyvictimization	−0.47	−1.15	−0.02
	High polyvictimization	−1.90	−3.52	−0.64
Significance test for moderating effect of social support: Index of moderated mediation for low polyvictimization: 1.79; CI 0.06–4.07
Relative direct effect (c’): Victimization - Physical health status (no significant moderation effect of social support)
One form of victimization		0.49	−2.59	3.57
Low polyvictimization		−3.58	−6.35	−0.81
High polyvictimization		−3.83	−7.48	−0.17

Note: Model summary R² = 0.19. included in analyses n = 468, missing cases n = 139 Confidence intervals are computed using bootstrapping with 5000 sample. No moderating effect of SOC was found (interaction effect p = 0.81)

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