Table 1.

Means (SD) of Individual Difference, Choice, and Time Measures, Split by Age Group

	Younger Adults	Older Adults	p-value
Individual Difference Measures
LOT	19.74(5.42)	22.21 (5.74)	.07
CES-D	10.82 (7.89)	8.64 (8.37)	.28
Neuroticism scale	14.82 (2.72)	13.82 (2.76)	.14
Digit Span Forward	7.56 (1.13)	7.03 (1.31)	.08
Digit Span Backward	5.68 (1.32)	5.39 (1.27)	.38
Mini Mental State Exam	29.74 (.45)	29.34 (1.72)	.22
Emotion regulation self-efficacy	18.50 (3.33)	17.42 (3.72)	.22
Emotional control	6.82 (1.62)	7.03 (1.21)	.56
Perceived constraints	20.56 (6.57)	22.39 (10.80)	.41
Choice Measures
Number of negative choices	3.71 (2.01)	3.58 (2.61)	.82
Number of positive choices	2.94 (1.77)	3.03 (1.42)	.82
Number of neutral choices	1.44 (1.42)	1.91 (1.55)	.20
Total number of choices	8.09 (2.50)	8.52 (3.00)	.53
Selection composite score (choice)	.68 (3.44)	1.36 (3.52)	.42
Time Measures
Time spent on negative	386.68 (220.10)	307.30 (161.21)	.10
Time spent on positive	310.41 (190.76)	284.06 (156.29)	.54
Time spent on neutral	86.18 (81.14)	132.61 (108.62)	.051
Total time spent with content	783.26 (107.64)	723.97 (89.89)	.02*
Selection composite score (time)	.03 (.51)	.15 (.42)	.27

Note: Time measured in seconds.

^*p < .05.