Table II. Late-life consequences of adaptive defenses at age 20 to 47. Spearman correlation coefficient (rho) was the statistic used. *P<.05 **P<.01 ***P<.001 a. Sample size is reduced because men who died before age 65 are excluded, b. Measured at age 65 for the Core City men and measured at age 75 for the College men. c. 1 = well, 2 = minor irreversible illness, 3 = chronic illness, 4 = disabling illness, 5 = dead.³⁴ Measured at age 60 for Core City men and at age 70 for College men.

	Core City	College
	n = 137a	n = 154a
	"Mature" coping	"Mature" coping
	(1-9)	(1-9)
I. Objective evidence
Income (midlife)	.25**	.28***
Psychosocial adjustment (50-65)3	.51***	34***
Social supportsb35	.44***	.34***
II. Subjective evidence
Joy in livingb	.37***	.35***
Marital satisfaction (midlife)	.30***	.18*
Subjective physical functioningb	32***	.23*
III. Objective physical health obtained from internist blinded to other datac
Physical health declinec	.14	.04