Table 1.

Sample averages on key variables (N = 105 via listwise deletion for all variables).

	M	SD	range
Loneliness	14.63	4.80	10 – 32
Negative Affect	6.74	2.37	5 – 15
Positive Affect	11.78	3.16	5 – 18
Ease despite health difficultiesa	1.05	.76	0 – 2
Activities of Daily Living ability	22.10	4.38	0 – 26
Severe Impairment Batteryb	94.47	6.58	0 – 100
Behavioral Dyscontrol Scaleb	15.67	3.32	2 – 19
Social provisions	36.53	3.31	29 – 47
Social resources	8.44	1.21	2 – 10
Extraversion	2.53	4.20	− 11 – 11
Neuroticism	−8.10	4.35	− 12 – 10

Note:

^a= Higher values represent less perceived difficulty despite health.

^bHigher scores on the Severe Impairment Battery and Behavioral Dyscontrol Scale indicate superior cognitive functioning.