Table 2.
Dependent and Independent Variables for Correlates of Negative Interaction: Ranges, Means, and Standard Deviations
| Variable | Range | M | SD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 55–96 | 68.18 | 8.14 |
| Education | 0–17 | 8.73 | 3.89 |
| Extraversion | |||
| Make friends | 1–3 | 2.19 | 0.92 |
| Social occasions | 1–3 | 2.00 | 0.93 |
| Quiet with others | 1–3 | 1.86 | 0.90 |
| Neuroticism | |||
| Mood up and down | 1–3 | 1.72 | 0.87 |
| Feel fed up | 1–3 | 1.68 | 0.83 |
| Tense or high strung | 1–3 | 1.65 | 0.89 |
| Telephone contact | |||
| Often talk on phone | 1–6 | 4.48 | 1.58 |
| Face-to-face contact | |||
| Often get together | 1–6 | 3.95 | 1.67 |
| Emotional support | |||
| Feel loved and cared for | 1–5 | 4.18 | 0.97 |
| Willing to listen | 1–5 | 3.83 | 1.18 |
| Negative interaction | |||
| Make too many demands | 1–5 | 1.46 | 0.85 |
| Critical | 1–5 | 1.60 | 0.97 |