Table 1.

Key sample characteristics, short (8-week) and long (2-year) interval subsamples^*

Variable	Short Interval (N=107)	Long Interval (N=136)
Age, mean (SD)	59.5 (7.3)	59.0 (6.8)
Gender, N (%)
Female	76 (71%)	90 (66%)
Male	31 (29%)	46 (34%)
Education, N (%)
<Bachelor’s degree	40 (37%)	39 (29%)
≥Bachelor’s degree	67 (63%)	97 (71%)
Life Events, N (%)
Stable	N/A	100 (74%)
Change in marital/partner status	N/A	9 (7%)
Change in living arrangement	N/A	10 (7%)
Change in employment status	N/A	25 (18%)
Weekly hours of interaction, mean (SD)	20.3 (14.2)	18.7 (12.7)

^*A total of three participants were included in both groups