Table 3.
Standardized coefficients predicting subjective well-being components.
| 2002 |
2008 |
2011 |
2014 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle |
Older |
Full |
Middle |
Older |
Full |
Middle |
Older |
Full |
Middle |
Older |
Full |
|
| n = 2,336 | n = 1,388 | N = 3,724 | n = 3,454 | n = 2,691 | N = 6,145 | n = 2,021 | n = 2,100 | N = 4,121 | n = 4,268 | n = 3,906 | N = 8,174 | |
| digit symbol -> LS | 0.03 | −0.01 | 0.02 | 0.05* | 0.04 | 0.05* | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| digit symbol -> PA | 0.09* | 0.11* | 0.11* | −0.02 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.08* | 0.13* | 0.12* | 0.01 | 0.08* | 0.05* |
| digit symbol -> NA | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.00 | −0.04* | −0.01 | 0.02 | −0.06 | −0.01 | −0.01 | −0.03 | −0.02 |
| health -> LS | 0.19* | 0.22* | 0.20* | 0.04* | 0.09 | 0.06* | 0.17* | 0.24* | 0.20* | 0.18* | 0.21* | 0.19* |
| health -> PA | −0.16* | −0.16* | −0.16* | −0.10* | −0.14* | −0.12* | −0.11 | 0–.15* | −0.14* | −0.13* | −0.19* | −0.15* |
| health -> NA | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.05* | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Sex -> LS | −0.09* | −0.01 | −0.06 | 0.04* | 0.03 | 0.04* | −0.04 | −0.04 | −0.05* | −0.06* | −0.05* | −0.06* |
| Sex -> PA | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.03 | −0.02 | −0.02 | −0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04* | 0.03 | 0.04* |
| Sex -> NA | 0.12* | 0.08* | −0.03 | 0.13* | 0.08* | 0.11* | 0.13* | 0.10* | 0.12* | 0.04* | 0.14* | 0.14* |
| age -> LS | −0.13* | −0.03 | −0.18* | 0.07* | 0.02 | 0.07* | −0.06* | −0.04 | −0.15* | −0.05* | −0.06* | −0.11* |
| age -> PA | 0.03 | −0.02 | 0.03 | −0.06* | −0.10* | −0.15* | 0.00 | −0.11* | −0.05* | 0.01 | −0.12* | −0.08* |
| age -> NA | −0.05 | −0.08* | −0.13* | −0.03 | −0.08* | −0.08* | −0.07* | −0.13* | −0.13* | −0.09* | −0.07* | −0.14* |
| loneliness-> LS | 0.35* | 0.35* | 0.35* | 0.74* | 0.72* | 0.73* | 0.39* | 0.34* | 0.37* | 0.38* | 0.35* | 0.37* |
| loneliness-> PA | −0.35* | −0.29* | −0.33* | −0.66* | −0.62* | −0.63* | −0.35* | −0.27* | −0.31* | −0.33* | −0.32* | −0.32* |
| loneliness-> NA | 0.30* | 0.22* | 0.27* | 0.62* | 0.58* | 0.60* | 0.34* | 0.36* | 0.35* | 0.32* | 0.32* | 0.32* |
| CESD-> LS | 0.22* | 0.28* | 0.24* | −0.06* | −0.10* | −0.08* | 0.22* | 0.22* | 0.22* | 0.22* | 0.21* | 0.22* |
| CESD-> PA | −0.14* | −0.27* | −0.18* | −0.07* | −0.01 | −0.05* | −0.25* | −0.21* | −0.23* | −0.26* | −0.15* | −0.21* |
| CESD-> NA | 0.40* | 0.41* | 0.40* | 0.24* | 0.20* | 0.22* | 0.42* | 0.33* | 0.38* | 0.43* | 0.36* | 0.40* |
| Marital status-> LS | 0.06* | 0.03 | 0.06* | −0.03 | −0.04 | −0.04* | 0.11* | 0.07* | 0.09* | 0.15* | 0.06* | 0.11* |
| Marital status-> PA | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.10* | 0.07* | 0.08* | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Marital status-> NA | −0.00 | −0.05 | −0.03 | −0.07* | −0.12* | −0.10* | −0.08* | −0.08* | −0.08* | −0.02 | −0.09* | −0.05* |
| Income -> LS | −0.18* | −0.09* | −0.15* | −0.04* | −0.02 | −0.03* | −0.14* | −0.10* | −0.12* | −0.13* | −0.12* | −0.13* |
| Income -> PA | 0.13* | 0.05 | 0.10* | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.04* | 0.07* | 0.08* | 0.07* | 0.09* | 0.05* | 0.07* |
| Income -> NA | 0.09* | 0.07 | 0.08* | 0.02 | 0.06* | 0.02 | −0.01 | −0.00 | −0.01 | 0.02 | −0.00 | 0.01 |
LS = life satisfaction; PA = positive affect; NA = negative affect
p < .01