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Table 3 Linear regressions examining prediction of loneliness by social connectedness controlling for age and gender

From: Validation study of the Croatian version of the Three-Item Loneliness Scale and its association to social network indices

Regression Models

Predictors

 

Network Diversity

People in Social Network

Embedded Network

Age

Gender

 

Criteria

β

ΔR2

f2

β

ΔR2

f2

β

ΔR2

f2

β

ΔR2

f2

β

ΔR2

f2

Total R2

Loneliness

.116

.003

.002

-.304***

.036

.041

-.043

.000

.000

-.196***

.029

.033

-.052

.003

.002

.13

  1. Bootstrap procedures (with 2,000 samples) were employed
  2. According to Cohen, f-square of.02 is small,.15 is medium (in bold), and.35 is a large effect size (in bold and italics)
  3. *p < 0.05
  4. **p < 0.01
  5. ***p < 0.001