Table 2.

Differences Amongst Scores for Older and Younger Adults

	Older Adults			Younger Adults
	Mean	SD	N	Mean	SD	N	t value	p value
CTQ	38.67	15.32	72	33.92	8.9	83	−2.31	0.023*
TICS	14.1	8.39	80	18.6	9.38	88	3.27	0.001**
Neuroticism	45.33	10.27	82	47.41	11.39	88	1.25	0.21
PSS	13.9	7.25	80	14.56	7.2	87	0.59	0.55
STAI	35.13	10.1	78	36.7	9.37	83	1.02	0.31
† Latent Anxiety	−0.096	0.96	82	0.089	0.95	88	1.27	0.21

^*<0.05

^**<0.01

^†Latent Anxiety scores calculated by EFA including TICS, Neuroticism, PSS and STAI scores; CTQ = Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, TICS = Trier Inventory for Chronic Stress, Neuroticism = Neuroticism Subscale of the NEO-FFI, PSS = Perceived Stress Scale, STAI = State Trait Anxiety Inventory.