Table 2.
Characteristics Associated with Higher Age-Expectations
| Outcome | Variable | Parameter Estimate (SE) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted (N = 229) | Adjusted (N = 228) | ||
| Overall expectations | Intercept | 36.71 (2.23)*** | 34.77 (15.24)* |
| African American | 11.63 (3.31)*** | 3.73 (3.46) | |
| Korean American | –13.94 (3.19)*** | –13.92 (3.46)*** | |
| Chinese American | –21.95 (3.28)*** | –21.56 (3.27)*** | |
| Age (per year) | –0.25 (0.17) | ||
| Male | –5.63 (2.47)* | ||
| Perceived support | 1.15 (1.16) | ||
| Physical-health-related quality of life | 0.18 (0.11) | ||
| Mental-health-related quality of life | 0.38 (0.11)*** | ||
| Education (grade) | |||
| <or= to 8 | –14.40 (3.16)*** | ||
| 9–12 | –5.90 (2.64)* | ||
| Physical-health expectations | Intercept | 35.49 (2.47)*** | 43.07 (17.46)* |
| African American | 7.62 (3.67)* | 2.87 (3.96) | |
| Korean American | –16.05 (3.54)*** | –13.82 (3.97)*** | |
| Chinese American | –24.23 (3.63)*** | –22.58 (3.74)*** | |
| Age (per year) | –0.31 (0.20) | ||
| Male | –8.78 (2.83)** | ||
| Perceived support | 0.98 (1.33) | ||
| Physical-health-related quality of life | 0.24 (0.13)† | ||
| Mental-health-related quality of life | 0.21 (0.13) | ||
| Education (grade) | |||
| <or= to 8 | –9.41 (3.62)** | ||
| 9–12 | –6.70 (3.03)* | ||
| Mental-health expectations | Intercept | 41.80 (3.03)*** | 34.63 (20.41)† |
| African American | 18.78 (4.51)*** | 7.15 (4.63) | |
| Korean American | –14.02 (4.34)*** | –14.61 (4.64)** | |
| Chinese American | –22.82 (4.46)*** | –23.13 (4.37)*** | |
| Age (per year) | –0.35 (0.23) | ||
| Male | –4.72 (3.31) | ||
| Perceived support | 1.46 (1.55) | ||
| Physical-health-related quality of life | 0.12 (0.15) | ||
| Mental-health-related quality of life | 0.72 (0.15)*** | ||
| Education (grade) | |||
| <or= to 8 | –20.00 (4.23)*** | ||
| 9–12 | –7.17 (3.54)* | ||
| Cognitive-function expectations | Intercept | 32.85 (2.62)*** | 26.59 (18.77) |
| African American | 8.50 (3.90)* | 1.17 (4.26) | |
| Korean American | –11.74 (3.75)** | –13.32 (4.26)** | |
| Chinese American | –18.81 (3.86)*** | –18.96 (4.02)*** | |
| Age (per year) | –0.09 (0.21) | ||
| Male | –3.39 (3.05) | ||
| Perceived support | 1.02 (1.43) | ||
| Physical-health-related quality of life | 0.17 (0.14) | ||
| Mental-health-related quality of life | 0.22 (0.14) | ||
| Education (grade) | |||
| <or= to 8 | –13.78 (3.89)*** | ||
| 9–12 | –3.83 (3.26) | ||
Notes: Latino participants are the race/ethnicity reference group, and some college is the education reference group.
*p ≤ .05, **p ≤ .01, ***p ≤. 001.