TABLE 5.

Comparison of Domain and Subcomponents Means Between Midlife and Young Adults

	Middle-Aged Adults		Young Adults
Domain and Subcomponent	M	SD	M	SD	t	d
Domains
Neuroticism	20.00	8.41	24.14	8.09	−5.60****	−.50
Extraversion	27.35	7.16	27.74	7.37	−.59	−.05
Openness	24.75	5.97	27.78	5.64	−5.81****	−.53
Agreeableness	31.52	5.94	29.01	5.65	4.80****	.44
Conscientiousness	33.71	6.43	28.29	6.22	9.46****	.86
Subcomponent
Negative affect	10.07	3.86	11.61	3.29	−4.85****	−.44
Self-reproach	9.93	5.53	12.53	5.43	−5.29****	−.48
Anxiety	5.72	2.49	6.38	2.30	−3.09**	−.28
Depression	5.09	2.50	6.09	5.68	−2.39**	−.22
Self-reproach (Alternate)	5.73	3.09	7.38	3.26	−5.75****	−.52
Positive affect	10.34	9.48	10.49	2.94	−0.26	−.02
Sociability	7.80	2.87	8.06	2.78	−1.03	−.09
Activity	9.20	2.91	9.14	3.11	0.22	.02
Aesthetic interests	6.40	2.91	7.02	2.60	−2.52***	−.23
Intellectual interests	5.99	2.03	6.31	2.15	−1.70*	−.15
Unconventionality	7.80	2.26	9.94	2.11	−10.93****	−.99
Nonantagonistic orientation	19.30	4.73	17.69	4.46	3.91****	.35
Prosocial orientation	12.57	4.91	11.80	2.73	2.27**	.20
Orderliness	13.85	3.40	11.14	3.11	9.28****	.84
Goal striving	7.76	1.85	6.76	2.23	5.34****	.48
Dependability	12.08	2.39	10.37	2.50	7.72****	.70

Note. d = Cohen’s d measure of effect size for difference between means.

^*p < .10.

^**p < .05.

^***p < .01,

^****p < .001.