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. 2009 Apr 16;6(2):101–111. doi: 10.1007/s10433-009-0114-z

Table 5.

Findings of regression analyses (longitudinal analyses considering 1-year change in outcomes, N = 636)

Predicting variable ADL independence/dependence Life satisfaction Positive affect (PANAS) Negative affect (PANAS) Depression (GDS)
Stand. β Semi- partialc R 2 Stand. β Semi- partial R 2 Stand. β Semi- partial R 2 Stand. β Semi- partial R 2 Stand. β Semi- partial R 2
Country (Germany = 0; Sweden = 1) −0.033 0.000 0.088(*) 0.006 −0.076 0.005 0.078 0.005 0.012 0.000
Age −0.034 0.001 0.010 0.000 −0.077 0.005 −0.010 0.002 0.039 0.001
Sex (f = 0, m = 1) −0.069 0.005 −0.056 0.003 0.018 0.000 0.053 0.003 0.046 0.002
Perceived health (1-5) −0.50 0.001 −0.000 0.000 0.087(*) 0.005 0.049 0.002 −0.059 0.003
Magnitude of accessibility problems (MAP) (0-596)a −0.252*** 0.048 −0.051 0.002 −0.016 0.000 −0.010 0.000 0.134** 0.014
External housing related control beliefs (Ext. HCB) (1-5)b 0.064 0.004 0.051 0.002 −0.007 0.000 0.005 0.000 0.017 0.000
Interaction MAP × ext. HCB 0.030 0.000 0.104* 0.011 −0.013 0.000 −0.005 0.000 −0.112* 0.012
Model R 2 0.08 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.04

Project ENABLE-AGE, T2, N = 636 (Sweden, Germany), with (*)p < 0.10, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001

aHigher scores indicate larger magnitude of accessibility problems

bHigher scores indicate higher external housing related control beliefs

cProportion of the dependent variable’s total variance explained by regression on the predictor uniquely; not to sum up to the model’s total R 2