How is intergenerational emotional cohesion linked to depression among older internal migrants in China: the mediating roles of loneliness and perceived stress

Table 4 Serial mediation analysis among the key variables (N = 654)

Result variable	Predictor variable	R	R²	F	B	t	95%CI
Loneliness	IEC	0.30	0.09	5.75	-0.27***	-7.20	(-0.35, -0.20)
perceived stress	IEC	0.49	0.24	17.11	-0.23***	-6.48	(-0.30, -0.16)
	Loneliness	-	-	-	0.33***	9.09	(0.26, 0.40)
Depression	IEC	0.60	0.36	27.81	-0.17***	-4.84	(-0.23, -0.10)
	Loneliness	-	-	-	0.23***	6.57	(0.16, 0.30)
	Perceived stress	-	-	-	0.37***	10.04	(0.29, 0.44)

Note: IEC: intergenerational emotional cohesion, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001; Age, gender, Hukou, marital status, living arrangement, education level, and annual income were analyzed as control variables

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