Table 8 Coefficient estimates for interactions between online social contacts and young adulthood as covariates with trajectory membership.

From: Understanding the interplay between social isolation, age, and loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic

Variable

Trajectory group (ref group = 3)

Estimate

SE

p

OR

95% CI

Constant

1

− 1.97

0.32

< .001

0.14

(0.07–0.26)

2

− 0.58

0.21

.006

0.56

(0.37–0.85)

4

− 0.10

0.39

.796

0.90

(0.42–1.94)

5

− 1.43

0.34

< .001

0.24

(0.12–0.47)

Young adult

1

− 0.06

0.68

.931

0.94

(0.25–3.56)

2

− 0.61

0.48

.198

0.54

(0.21–1.38)

4

0.38

0.36

.298

1.46

(0.72–2.96)

5

0.11

0.47

.821

1.11

(0.44–2.78)

Low online contacts

1

0.71

0.31

.025

2.03

(1.10–3.75)

2

0.05

0.32

.885

1.05

(0.56–1.98)

4

− 0.57

0.29

.046

0.56

(0.32–0.99)

5

− 1.11

0.33

.001

0.33

(0.17–0.63)

Young × low social contacts

1

− 0.63

0.88

.476

0.53

(0.10–2.99)

2

− 0.80

1.26

.522

0.45

(0.04–5.25)

4

0.26

0.55

.643

1.29

(0.44–3.81)

5

0.75

0.70

.283

2.12

(0.54–8.33)

  1. Trajectory groups: 1 = Very low loneliness and stable, 2 = Low loneliness and unstable, 3. = Moderate loneliness and unstable (reference group), 4 = High loneliness and stable, 5 = Very high loneliness and decreasing.
  2. SE standard error, p p value, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval.
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