Table 2 Associations between parental loneliness and potential mediators.

From: Intergenerational continuity of loneliness and potential mechanisms: Young Finns Multigenerational Study

Exposure

Mediator

Β

95% CI

p-value

Mean parental loneliness

Subjective socioeconomic position

− 0.33

− 0.63 to − 0.04

0.02

Sociability temperament

− 0.08

− 0.19 to 0.03

0.14

Cognitive performance

0.05

− 0.13 to 0.23

0.57

Depressive symptoms

1.76

0.77 to 2.74

0.00

Anxiety symptoms

0.08

0.03 to 0.14

0.00

Mothers’ loneliness

Subjective socioeconomic position

− 0.34

− 0.64 to − 0.05

0.02

Sociability temperament

− 0.09

− 0.2 to 0.01

0.09

Cognitive performance

− 0.03

− 0.21 to 0.14

0.69

Depressive symptoms

2.09

1.03 to 3.15

0.00

Anxiety symptoms

0.08

0.02 to 0.14

0.01

Fathers’ loneliness

Subjective socioeconomic position

0.02

− 0.35 to 0.38

0.92

Sociability temperament

0.03

− 0.1 to 0.17

0.64

Cognitive performance

0.10

− 0.11 to 0.3

0.36

Depressive symptoms

0.57

− 0.57 to 1.72

0.33

Anxiety symptoms

0.04

− 0.02 to 0.11

0.21

  1. Note: Adjusted for age (G0 and G1), sex (G1), education (G1) and income (G1).
  2. Β, coefficient; CI, confidence intervals. Imputed data.