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Table 5 Associations between dimensions of the APQ and physical limitations and depression and QoL, adjusted for age, sex and education, in the long and short versions

From: Development of the Brief Ageing Perceptions Questionnaire (B-APQ): a confirmatory factor analysis approach to item reduction

  

Physical limitations

  

Depressive symptoms

  

Self-Realisation/pleasure

  

Control/autonomy

 
 

N

B

Adjusted R2

N

B

Adjusted R2

N

B

Adjusted R2

N

B

Adjusted R2

Timeline-chronic (L)

6,319

0.20**

0.15

6,226

0.23**

0.07

6,101

-0.28**

0.13

5,793

-0.37**

0.14

Timeline-chronic (S)

 

0.23**

0.16

 

0.24**

0.08

6,186

-0.29**

0.16

 

-0.39**

0.16

Consequences-positive

6,475

-0.03*

0.11

6,381

-0.08**

0.03

6,236

0.22**

0.06

5,914

0.11**

0.03

Control-positive (L)

6,451

-0.06**

0.12

6,358

-0.08**

0.03

6,229

0.17**

0.06

5,899

0.16**

0.04

Control–positive (S)

 

-0.04**

0.11

 

-0.03**

0.02

 

0.12**

0.03

 

0.11**

0.03

Control-negative (L)

6,225

0.18**

0.14

6,133

0.18**

0.05

6,021

-0.21**

0.17

5,710

-0.31**

0.10

Consequences-negative (L)

 

0.30**

0.19

 

0.29**

0.10

 

-0.33**

0.22

 

-0.53**

0.27

Consequences and control-negative (S)

 

0.27**

0.18

 

0.29**

0.09

 

-0.31**

0.24

 

-0.50**

0.23

Emotional representations (L)

6,414

0.18**

0.14

6,319

0.33**

0.13

6,202

-0.38**

0.15

5,885

-0.42**

0.19

Emotional representations (S)

 

0.18**

0.14

 

0.32**

0.12

 

-0.37**

0.14

 

-0.42**

0.19

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01.
  2. L = Long, S = Short.