Table 1. Sample Characteristics and Central Constructs of Study 1 and 2.
| Study 1 (N = 267) |
Study 2 (N = 218) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | M | SD | M | SD |
| Age (years) | 49.58 | 17.32 | 51.66 | 23.43 |
| Gender (females) | 53.9% | 55.5% | ||
| Education (years) | 14.79 | 2.44 | 14.89 | 2.47 |
| Health restrictions (overall)a | .00 | .67 | .00 | .67 |
| Subjective health (1 = very good, 5 = very poor) | 2.22 | .91 | 2.46 | .93 |
| Activity restrictionb (1 = very positive effect, 7 = very negative effect) | 4.19 | 1.19 | 4.41 | 1.20 |
| # of medications | 2.03 | 2.02 | 2.12 | 2.24 |
| Depressive affectc | 2.87 | 3.05 | 2.70 | 2.76 |
| Activities (overall)d | 3.39 | .67 | 3.31 | .69 |
| Physical | 3.61 | 1.82 | 3.68 | 1.79 |
| Crafts | 1.76 | 1.33 | 1.65 | 1.32 |
| Games | 3.21 | 1.48 | 2.63 | 1.51 |
| TV | 5.67 | 1.45 | 5.82 | 1.47 |
| Social-Private | 4.91 | 1.00 | 5.08 | 1.16 |
| Social-Public | 1.90 | 1.49 | 1.94 | 1.31 |
| Religious | 3.82 | 1.85 | 3.56 | 1.96 |
| Technology Use | 3.55 | 1.37 | 3.37 | 1.45 |
| Developmental | 2.57 | 1.41 | 2.45 | 1.31 |
| Experiential | 3.42 | 1.17 | 3.44 | 1.27 |
| Travel | 2.67 | .94 | 2.74 | 1.01 |
a
Note. Health restrictions (overall) represents a unit-weigthed mean composite based on subjective health, activity restriction, and number of medications.
b
Activity restriction: Mean score based on 6 activity domains (i.e., do chores, get around town, mental recreation, physical recreation, hobbies, travel).
c
Depressive affect: composite of Well-Being and Depressive Affect subscales of the CES-D.
d
Activities composite represents the mean of all activities domains.