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Table 4 SEM investigating the association between the Participation in leisure activities and quality of life; the mediating effect between social contacts and quality of life; After controlling for socio-demographic factors

From: Participation in leisure activities and quality of life of people with psychosis in England: a multi-site cross-sectional study

Endogenous variables

Exploratory variables

Estimates (coefficient)

Std. err

P-value

[95%

CI]

Leisure activities

Museum

0.14a

0.01

0.001

0.11

0.16

 

Entertainment

0.13a

0.01

0.001

0.10

0.16

 

Event

0.16a

0.01

0.001

0.13

0.19

 

Outdoor

0.23a

0.01

0.001

0.20

0.26

 

Library

0.27a

0.01

0.001

0.25

0.30

 

Centre

0.25a

0.01

0.001

0.22

0.28

 

Shopping

0.30a

0.01

0.001

0.27

0.33

 

Cinema

0.14a

0.01

0.001

0.11

0.17

 

Religious act

0.20a

0.01

0.001

0.17

0.23

 

Visit by friend

0.27a

0.02

0.001

0.24

0.30

 

Visit friends

0.28a

0.01

0.001

0.26

0.32

 

Out to eat

0.33a

0.01

0.001

0.31

0.36

 

_constant

0.11a

0.03

0.001

0.06

0.18

Social contacts

   

0.001

  
 

Leisure activities

0.32a

0.04

0.001

0.24

0.41

 

_constant

0.58a

0.10

0.001

0.39

0.79

Quality of life

 

Leisure activities

0.101c

0.05

0.047

0.00

0.20

 

Social contacts

0.09 ns

0.05

0.069

− 0.01

0.20

 

Female

− 0.10c

0.05

0.036

− 0.20

− 0.01

 

Age20to39

0.01 ns

0.05

0.907

− 0.09

0.10

 

Education up to secondary

0.14b

0.05

0.004

0.05

0.24

 

Single (not married)

0.07 ns

0.05

0.120

− 0.02

0.17

 

Living alone

− 0.04 ns

0.05

0.341

− 0.15

0.05

 

Unemployed

− 0.20a

0.05

0.001

− 0.31

− 0.11

 

On state benefits

0.01 ns

0.05

0.778

− 0.09

0.12

 

Diagnosis of schizophrenia

0.01 ns

0.05

0.715

− 0.08

0.11

 

_constant

4.72a

0.29

0.001

4.15

5.30

  1. N = 407. Used Structural equation model (SEM); Standardised coefficients and values. All variables in the model were observed. Endogenous variables (variables that were influenced by other variables in our model): Participation in leisure activities, Number of social contacts and Quality of life. Exogenous variables (variables that were not influenced by other variables in our model): Being to the Museum, Entertainment (Club), Event (Sport or Music), Outdoor Trips, Library, Community Centre, Shopping, Cinema, Religious Activities, Been Visited by Friends, Visited Friends and Been out to Eat, Being Female, Being young adult age 20 to 39, Having an Education up to secondary, Being single (not married), Living alone (accommodation), Being unemployed, Receiving state benefits and Having a diagnosis of schizophrenia
  2. ns non-significant, 95% CI 95% Confidence Interval, LR test of model vs. saturated: chi2 (40) = 90.39 Prob > chi2 = 0.0000
  3. aP-value significant: 0.001
  4. bp < 0.01
  5. cp < 0.05