Appendix A Table 1:
Descriptive Statistics across Marital Statuses
| Variable M(SD) | Married (71.72%) | Divorced/Separated (10.10%) | Single (4.04%) | Widowed (12.12%) | Other (2.02%) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA-High Arousal | 20.10(15.65) | 17.77(14.36) | 10.16(4.34) | 17.88(13.85) | 25.00(29.97) | .72 |
| NA-Low Arousal | 29.67(25.34) | 27.75(29.61) | 13.34(14.47) | 24.42(18.84) | 35.24(48.63) | .73 |
| PA-High Arousal | 69.51(15.63) | 72.67(15.74) | 73.71(18.56) | 68.44(13.67) | 66.49(16.13) | .94 |
| PA-Low Arousal | 101.95(24.05) | 107.88(24.37) | 105.82(29.44) | 101.66(18.22) | 101.38(28.68) | .96 |
| Trouble | 0.10(0.17) | 0.06(0.06) | 0.14(0.18) | 0.07(0.15) | 0.00(0.00) | .79 |
| Forgot | 0.06(0.13) | 0.04(0.04) | 0.10(0.13) | 0.13(0.25) | 0.01(0.01) | .48 |
| N | 48.31(13.89) | 50.47(11.11) | 53.46 (16.76) | 43.38(7.75) | 38.12(12.08) | .45 |
| C | 47.14(11.55) | 43.70(13.82) | 42.07(9.89) | 47.05(12.48) | 43.88(3.67) | .83 |
| Age | 61.89(6.98) | 63.30(5.17) | 59.50(6.03) | 73.50(8.97) | 57.00(2.83) | <.001 |
| Health | 2.38(0.66) | 2.40(0.52) | 2.50(0.58) | 2.67(0.49) | 2.50(0.71) | .70 |
| Symptoms | 0.83(0.95) | 0.94(0.67) | 0.78(0.58) | 0.93(0.78) | 0.51(0.69) | .97 |
| Female (%) | 84.51 | 100.00 | 75.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | .32 |
| White (%) | 98.59 | 90.00 | 75.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | .06 |
| College Degree (%) | 83.10 | 70.00 | 75.00 | 58.33 | 100.00 | .31 |
Note. N=99. NA=negative affect. PA=positive affect. Trouble=trouble staying focused or concentrating. Forgot=forgot something. N=neuroticism. C=conscientiousness. Health=self-rated general health. Symptoms=physical symptoms. College Degree=percent of sample who graduated with at least a 4 year college degree. Mean age for participants who identified as widowed was significantly older than those who identified as married, divorced/separated, single, or other (all ps<.05).