Table 3.
Results of multilevel analyses testing the effects of age on morning and evening emotion.
| Fixed effects estimates | Intercept | Age | Age2 | Health | Fluency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM POSITIVE | |||||
| Happy | 4.7033 (0.1332) | 0.0136 (0.0049)** | 0.0001 (0.0003) | −0.5104 (0.1396)** | −0.1597 (0.0919)+ |
| Content | 4.8159 (0.1308) | 0.0144 (0.0048)** | 0.0002 (0.0003) | −0.3684 (0.1371)** | −0.0542 (0.0902) |
| Calm | 4.9092 (0.1219) | 0.0152 (0.0045)** | 0.0000 (0.0002) | −0.3459 (0.1278)** | 0.0234 (0.0841) |
| Relaxed | 4.8576 (0.1282) | 0.0201 (0.0047)** | −0.0004 (0.0003) | −0.3032 (0.1344)* | −0.0024 (0.0885) |
| Enthusiastic | 4.0589 (0.1510) | 0.0224 (0.0056)** | −0.0002 (0.0003) | −0.4996 (0.1583)** | −0.0846 (0.1042) |
| Excited | 3.5805 (0.1547) | 0.0046 (0.0057) | 0.0000 (0.0003) | −0.4338 (0.1621)** | −0.1849 (0.1067)+ |
| Proud | 3.9012 (0.1853) | 0.0058 (0.0068) | −0.0003 (0.0004) | −0.2404 (0.1943) | −0.3898 (0.1278)** |
| AM NEGATIVE | |||||
| Sad | 1.5829 (0.0825) | −0.0024 (0.0030) | −0.0003 (0.0002)+ | 0.0666 (0.0864) | 0.0223 (0.0569) |
| Bored | 1.4816 (0.0832) | −0.0063 (0.0031)* | 0.0000 (0.0002) | −0.0048 (0.0872) | −0.0241 (0.0574) |
| Fatigued | 2.4868 (0.1410) | −0.0137 (0.0052)* | 0.0000 (0.0003) | 0.4161 (0.1478)** | 0.0954 (0.0973) |
| Anxious | 2.3930 (0.1463) | −0.0064 (0.0054) | 0.0000 (0.0003) | −0.0142 (0.1534) | −0.1155 (0.1009) |
| Angry | 1.3929 (0.0676) | −0.0045 (0.0025)+ | −0.0002 (0.0001) | 0.0713 (0.0709) | −0.0565 (0.0467) |
| Lonely | 1.6725 (0.1247) | −0.0025 (0.0046) | −0.0001 (0.0003) | 0.0526 (0.1307) | −0.0518 (0.0860) |
| Regretful | 1.7168 (0.0974) | −0.0051 (0.0036) | −0.0004 (0.0002)+ | 0.1317 (0.1021) | −0.0179 (0.0672) |
| PM POSITIVE | |||||
| Happy | 4.7009 (0.1299) | 0.0139 (0.0048)** | 0.0004 (0.0003) | −0.5158 (0.1361)** | −0.0812 (0.0896) |
| Content | 4.7525 (0.1269) | 0.0135 (0.0047)** | 0.0004 (0.0003) | −0.4309 (0.1330)** | 0.0689 (0.0875) |
| Calm | 4.8197 (0.1270) | 0.0128 (0.0047)** | 0.0001 (0.0003) | −0.3149 (0.1331)* | 0.0529 (0.0876) |
| Relaxed | 4.7633 (0.1275) | 0.0123 (0.0047)* | 0.0000 (0.0003) | −0.2975 (0.1338)* | 0.0561 (0.0880) |
| Enthusiastic | 3.5436 (0.1511) | 0.0275 (0.0056)** | 0.0000 (0.0003) | −0.4644 (0.1584)** | −0.0572 (0.1042) |
| Excited | 3.2169 (0.1486) | 0.0089 (0.0055) | 0.0000 (0.0003) | −0.4192 (0.1557)** | −0.1818 (0.1025)+ |
| Proud | 4.0631 (0.1817) | 0.0023 (0.0067) | −0.0004 (0.0004) | −0.2238 (0.1905) | −0.2921 (0.1254)* |
| PM NEGATIVE | |||||
| Sad | 1.7190 (0.1004) | −0.0047 (0.0037) | −0.0004 (0.0002)* | 0.0848 (0.1052) | 0.0645 (0.0693) |
| Bored | 1.5902 (0.1007) | −0.0093 (0.0037)* | 0.0000 (0.0002) | 0.0584 (0.1055) | −0.0410 (0.0695) |
| Fatigued | 3.1408 (0.1633) | −0.0158 (0.0060)* | 0.0002 (0.0003) | 0.6816 (0.1711)** | 0.2306 (0.1126)* |
| Anxious | 2.2126 (0.1371) | −0.0048 (0.0051) | −0.0001 (0.0003) | 0.0631 (0.1437) | −0.0228 (0.0946) |
| Angry | 1.5247 (0.0752) | −0.0065 (0.0028)* | −0.0003 (0.0002)+ | 0.1365 (0.0787)+ | −0.0611 (0.0519) |
| Lonely | 1.7270 (0.1325) | −0.0044 (0.0049) | −0.0001 (0.0003) | 0.1071 (0.1390) | −0.0734 (0.0914) |
| Regretful | 1.7227 (0.1028) | −0.0057 (0.0038) | −0.0003 (0.0002) | 0.1638 (0.1077) | 0.0054 (0.0709) |
Unstandardized estimates are presented with standard errors in parentheses. Age is centered at age 54 years; Physical health and verbal fluency Z-scored.
+
p < 0.10;
*
p < 0.05;
**
p < 0.01.