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Table 3 Aging Perception Questionnaire dimensions and socio-demographic characteristics: univariate analysis of scores

From: The validation of a French-language version of the Aging Perceptions Questionnaire (APQ) and its extension to a population aged 55 and over

 

Timeline chronic

Timeline cyclical

Consequences positive

Consequences negative

Emotional representations

Control positive

Control negative

Age: 65 and older

Age

       

Coefficient of correlation

0.30

0.28

−0.07

0.55

0.13

−0.18

−0.26

p

<0.0001

<0.0001

0.15

<0.0001

0.0093

0.0003

<0.0001

Sex

       

Female (n = 230)

2.96

3.02

3.22

3.53

2.44

3.83

3.08

Male (n = 164)

3.11

2.68

3.21

3.35

2.45

3.93

3.18

p

0.11

0.0026

0.97

0.091

0.93

0.18

0.22

Marital status

       

Married (n = 236)

2.97

2.80

3.24

3.33

2.40

3.89

3.18

Single (n = 158)

3.10

3.00

3.18

3.66

2.51

3.85

3.04

p

0.19

0.77

0.53

0.0019

0.29

0.63

0.053

Level of education

       

< Baccalauréat (314)

3.08

2.91

3.20

3.51

2.48

3.84

3.08

> = Baccalauréat (n = 66)

2.71

2.73

3.29

3.22

2.30

4.01

3.31

p

0.0050

0.22

0.37

0.039

0.18

0.081

0.023

Age: 55-64

Age

       

Coefficient of correlation

0.03

−0.07

0.00

0.01

−0.05

−0.02

−0.07

p

0.61

0.28

0.99

0.87

0.43

0.80

0.28

Sex

       

Female (n = 140)

2.27

2.59

3.44

2.45

2.48

4.18

3.48

Male (n = 122)

2.45

2.33

3.30

2.43

2.13

4.01

3.55

p

0.084

0.038

0.18

0.84

0.0033

0.013

0.41

Marital status

       

Married (n = 206)

2.33

2.47

3.36

2.43

2.31

4.10

3.50

Single (n = 56)

2.42

2.46

3.44

2.46

2.35

4.11

3.56

p

0.46

0.92

0.50

0.84

0.79

0.82

0.52

Level of education

       

< Baccalauréat (n = 177)

2.39

2.42

3.35

2.51

2.29

4.05

3.45

> = Baccalauréat (n = 78)

2.30

2.55

3.47

2.30

2.35

4.22

3.65

p

0.41

0.32

0.29

0.11

0.65

0.020

0.041