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. 2012 Apr 30;12:17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-12-17

Table 3.

Aging Perception Questionnaire dimensions and socio-demographic characteristics: univariate analysis of scores

  Timeline chronic Timeline cyclical Consequences positive Consequences negative Emotional representations Control positive Control negative
Age: 65 and older
Age
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Coefficient of correlation
 0.30
 0.28
 −0.07
 0.55
 0.13
 −0.18
 −0.26
p
 <0.0001
 <0.0001
 0.15
 <0.0001
 0.0093
 0.0003
 <0.0001
Sex
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Female (n = 230)
 2.96
 3.02
 3.22
 3.53
 2.44
 3.83
 3.08
Male (n = 164)
 3.11
 2.68
 3.21
 3.35
 2.45
 3.93
 3.18
p
 0.11
 0.0026
 0.97
 0.091
 0.93
 0.18
 0.22
Marital status
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Married (n = 236)
 2.97
 2.80
 3.24
 3.33
 2.40
 3.89
 3.18
Single (n = 158)
 3.10
 3.00
 3.18
 3.66
 2.51
 3.85
 3.04
p
 0.19
 0.77
 0.53
 0.0019
 0.29
 0.63
 0.053
Level of education
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
< Baccalauréat (314)
 3.08
 2.91
 3.20
 3.51
 2.48
 3.84
 3.08
> = Baccalauréat (n = 66)
 2.71
 2.73
 3.29
 3.22
 2.30
 4.01
 3.31
p
 0.0050
 0.22
 0.37
 0.039
 0.18
 0.081
 0.023
Age: 55-64
Age
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Coefficient of correlation
 0.03
 −0.07
 0.00
 0.01
 −0.05
 −0.02
 −0.07
p
 0.61
 0.28
 0.99
 0.87
 0.43
 0.80
 0.28
Sex
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Female (n = 140)
 2.27
 2.59
 3.44
 2.45
 2.48
 4.18
 3.48
Male (n = 122)
 2.45
 2.33
 3.30
 2.43
 2.13
 4.01
 3.55
p
 0.084
 0.038
 0.18
 0.84
 0.0033
 0.013
 0.41
Marital status
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Married (n = 206)
 2.33
 2.47
 3.36
 2.43
 2.31
 4.10
 3.50
Single (n = 56)
 2.42
 2.46
 3.44
 2.46
 2.35
 4.11
 3.56
p
 0.46
 0.92
 0.50
 0.84
 0.79
 0.82
 0.52
Level of education
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
< Baccalauréat (n = 177)
 2.39
 2.42
 3.35
 2.51
 2.29
 4.05
 3.45
> = Baccalauréat (n = 78)
 2.30
 2.55
 3.47
 2.30
 2.35
 4.22
 3.65
p 0.41 0.32 0.29 0.11 0.65 0.020 0.041