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Table 4 The moderating effect of a sense of belonging in the host city on the relationship between social integration and life satisfaction (n = 15,990)

From: The effects of social integration and hometown identity on the life satisfaction of Chinese rural migrants: the mediating and moderating effects of a sense of belonging in the host city

Variable

Life satisfaction

B

Standard error

(Log) Social integration

−0.1910

0.3428

(Log) Hometown identity

0.0227

0.3035

(Log) Sense of belonging

−0.8552***

0.2495

(Log) Social integration × (Log) Hometown identity

−0.0616

0.1070

(Log) Hometown identity × (Log) Sense of belonging

0.1038

0.0669

(Log) Social integration × (Log) Sense of belonging

0.2119***

0.0523

Control variables

 Age

0.0030***

0.0003

 Gender (ref: female)

0.0238***

0.0053

 Self-rated physical health

0.0557***

0.0027

  (Log) Total household monthly income

0.0732***

0.0048

 Homeowner (ref: no)

0.0535***

0.0094

Occupation (ref: service or manufacturing)

 Administration, management, professional or technician

−0.0056

0.0102

 Civil service, clerical or self-employed

0.0225***

0.0074

 Unemployed

−0.0242**

0.0111

Education (ref: junior high school or less)

 Senior high school

−0.0184***

0.0062

 College or more

−0.0357***

0.0080

Length of residence

0.00004

0.0006

Hours per day spent working during the past month

−0.0052***

0.0012

Constant

2.9320***

0.9514

R2 = 0.096

Adj. R2 = 0.095

Log likelihood = − 4504.5677

  1. * = p < .10, ** = p < .05, *** = p < .01