Table 4 Bootstrap testing of the mediating effect of intergenerational support between children’s status quo and geriatric depression
Significant Pathways | Indirect Effect | BootSE | BootLLCI | BootULCI | Proportion of total effect that is mediated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total sample | Child income level-Frequency of meeting-Depression | 0.031 | 0.008 | 0.017 | 0.047 | 16.15% |
(n = 3,396) | Child health status-Frequency of meeting-Depression | -0.048 | 0.014 | -0.078 | -0.022 | 6.11% |
Urban residents | Child income level-Frequency of meeting-Depression | 0.024 | 0.014 | 0.003 | 0.055 | 100.00% |
(n = 930) | Child health status-Frequency of meeting-Depression | -0.037 | 0.024 | -0.091 | -0.001 | 4.20% |
Rural residents | Child income level-Frequency of meeting-Depression | 0.034 | 0.010 | 0.018 | 0.055 | 14.98% |
(n = 2,466) | Child health status-Frequency of meeting-Depression | -0.054 | 0.017 | -0.091 | -0.023 | 7.02% |