Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics and Percentage of Days with Different Stressor Types by Age Group
| Young adults (n = 81) | Middle-aged adults (n = 81) | Older adults (n = 77) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | |||
| Age | 26.1 (5.9) | 52.4 (4.7) | 71.4 (4.8) |
| Self-concept incoherence (SCI) | .19a (.10) | .16a,b (.10) | .14b (.11) |
| Education (in years) | 16.1a (2..6) | 16.5a (3.1) | 16.3a (3.2) |
| Life satisfaction1 | 4.6a (.74) | 4.5a (.78) | 4.8a (.62) |
| Health2 | 5.2a (.76) | 5.2a (.86) | 5.2a (.89) |
| Mean daily stress3 | .75a (.41) | .76a (.42) | .71a (.59) |
| Mean daily control3 | 17.7a (2.6) | 18.2a,b (2.8) | 19.1b (2.1) |
| Mean daily negative affect3 | 14.0a (2.9) | 12.6b (2.4) | 11.9b (2.4) |
| Mean Percent of Days Characterized by Stressor Types | |||
| Argument/disagreement | 9.2a | 8.7a | 8.7a |
| Avoided argument/disagreement | 10.1a | 12.4a | 9.9a |
| Work/school/volunteer stress | 19.0a | 15.5a | 9.0b |
| Home stress | 14.3a | 14.7a | 14.7a |
| Health stress | 7.3a | 7.7a | 11.6b |
| Network stress | 6.3a | 7.3a | 7.7a |
| Other stress | 8.7a | 9.7a | 9.7a |
Note. Standard deviations are in parentheses.
1
Participants rated their life satisfaction on a 6-point scale ranging from 1 = extremely unhappy to 6 = extremely happy.
2
Subjective health was rated on a 6-point scale ranging from 1 = very poor to 6 = very good.
3
Mean values reflect averages across within-person study days. Means in the same row that do not share subscripts differ at p < .05 in the Tukey honestly significant difference comparison.