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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Oct 22.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2011;73(2):125–152. doi: 10.2190/AG.73.2.b

Table 4.

Results of the Multivariate Analysis of Variance Examining Cluster Differences for Measures of Negative Psychological Well-Being

Variable Fragmented and confused
n = 23
Confused only
n = 44
Fragmented only
n = 41
Unencumbered
n = 82
Self-assured
n = 80
F(4, 265) Partial η2
Negative affect 23.30a (6.40) 22.14a,b (6.53) 19.39a,b,c (5.31) 16.84c (4.52) 14.33d (3.83) 26.45*** .29
Depressive symptoms 15.54a,b (9.87) 13.07a,b,c (9.47) 10.24b,c,d (8.74) 7.65d (8.80) 4.33c (7.00) 30.15*** .31
Neuroticism 25.87a (9.92) 22.09a,b (7.25) 16.20c,d (8.27) 14.04d (6.85) 8.84c (7.17) 53.87*** .45

Note: Standard deviations are shown in parentheses. Means with different subscripts differ significantly at p < .05 by the Games-Howell procedure.

***

p < .001.