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Table 6 Multiple regression analysis with the selected factors as independent variables and the AAQ domains as dependent variables

From: Predictors of attitudes towards aging in elderly living in community care

Selected factors

Psychosocial Loss

R2 = 0.445, F = 116,611, df = 8, p = 0.000

Physical Change

R2 = 0.411, F = 137,349, df = 6, p = 0.000

Psychological Growth

R2 = 0.154, F = 36,614, df = 6, p = 0.000

β

p

β

p

β

p

Subjective health

0.097

0.000

0.231

0.000

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Age

-0.103

0.000

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0.061

0.027

Total QOL

0.164

0.000

0.220

0.000

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RSES

0.066

0.016

0.115

0.000

0.095

0.005

SOC

0.059

0.042

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0.087

0.010

LSITA

0.304

0.000

0.172

0.000

0.258

0.000

GAI

-0.135

0.000

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Social support

0.070

0.003

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0.067

0.018

Living with

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-0.057

0.011

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GDS

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-0.125

0.000

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  1. QOL– quality of life, RSES - Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, SOC– Sense of Coherence, LSITA - Life Satisfaction Index for the Third Age– Short Form, GAI– Geriatric Anxiety Inventory, GDS– Geriatric Depression Scale