Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for background and performance variables (n = 134).
| Measure | M | SD | Range | Skewness | Kurtosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (in years) | 65.43 | 9.50 | 50.41–85.11 | .13 | –1.05 |
| Education (in years) | 15.51 | 2.62 | 8–22 | –.24 | –.30 |
| Health (relative to peers) | 4.48 | .62 | 3–5 | –.77 | –.38 |
| Health (relative to perfect state) | 4.37 | .62 | 3–5 | –.44 | –.64 |
| MMSE | 27.68 | 1.79 | 24–30 | –.38 | –.93 |
| PHQ-9 | 2.47 | 3.04 | 0–14 | 1.58 | 2.26 |
| SF36v2: PCS | 49.04 | 9.07 | 24.07–69.28 | –.77 | .07 |
| SF36v2: MCS | 52.11 | 8.93 | 20.47–65.60 | –1.46 | 2.10 |
| MAAS | 4.33 | .78 | 2–6 | –.25 | –.07 |
| ELSI | 4.99 | 3.14 | 0–1 | .56 | –.27 |
Note. MMSE = Mini-Mental Status Examination; PHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire; PCS = Physical Composite Score; MCS = Mental Composite Score; MAAS = Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale; ELSI = Elder's Life Stress Inventory (total events).