Table 4.

Frequencies, Percentages, and Significance Values for Extent, Type, and Facet of Life Change in Each Domain

	Goals/Priorities					Self-Views					World Views					Relationships
	Middle-aged		Older			Middle-aged		Older			Middle-aged		Older			Middle-aged		Older
	No.	%	No.	%	χ2	No.	%	No.	%	χ2	No.	%	No.	%	χ2	No.	%	No.	%	χ2
Change (yes)a	32	73	65	61	1.95	32	72	58	54	4.44*	15	34	21	20	3.59+	34	77	54	51	9.21**
Type of Changeb					10.86**					.07					3.38					4.85+
Positive	4	13	0	0		4	13	8	14		3	20	3	14		4	12	3	6
Negativef	8	25	24	37		13	41	22	38		8	53	6	29		16	47	16	30
Mixed	20	63	41	63		15	47	28	48		4	23	12	57		14	41	35	65
Facet of Changec					14.90**					5.78					5.26					1.04
Drastic	7	22	1	2		4	13	2	3		2	13	1	5		3	9	2	4
Modification	17	53	32	49		20	63	40	69		4	27	13	62		26	77	43	80
Discovery	0	0	5	8		0	0	5	9		13	47	4	19		0	0	0	0
Loss	8	25	27	42		8	25	11	19		2	13	3	14		5	15	9	17

Note.

⁺p < .10;

^*p < .05;

^**p < .01;

^***p < .001;

^adf = 1,

^bdf = 2,

^cdf = 3.