Analysis of the chain mediation effect between intergenerational support and mental health of older adults in urban China: a structural equation model

Table 4 Parameter estimates from the structural equation model

Path	Label	β	B	SE	CR	P
Intergenerational Support → Attitudes toward Younger People	X1	0.332	5.503	0.871	6.318	***
Attitude toward Younger People → Willingness to Interact with Younger People	X2	0.279	0.034	0.006	6.184	***
Intergenerational Support → Willingness to Interact with Younger People	X5	-0.084	-0.17	0.106	-1.607	0.108
Intergenerational Support → Mental Health	X6	0.115	0.852	0.402	2.121	0.034
Willingness to Interact with Younger People→ Mental Health	X3	0.184	0.668	0.164	4.062	***
Attitudes toward Younger People → Mental Health	X4	0.271	0.121	0.021	5.701	***
Marital → Mental Health		0.238	1.578	0.268	5.877	***
No. of Disease → Mental Health		-0.153	-0.262	0.079	-3.31	***
SRH → Mental Health		0.259	0.87	0.154	5.633	***
IADL → Mental Health		-0.173	-0.275	0.074	-3.736	***

Note: β = Standardized regression coefficient; B = Unstandardized regression coefficient; SE = Standard error; CR = Critical value; SRH = self-rated health; IADL = instrumental activities of daily living, P-value for path analysis

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