Table 3.

Differences in Hassles by Age

		Young Middle-
	Hassle	(Y) (30–45) %	aged (M) (46–60) %	Elderly (E) (61–75) %	χ2 frequency	F severity
(1)	Troubling thoughts about the future	56.9	45.3	25.2	15.39*	4.59**	(Y > E)
(2)	Concerns about owing money	41.7	28.1	23.3	6.10*
(3)	Smoking too much	42.5	35.5	22.2	6.87*
(4)	Concern over the mean ing of life	34.7	18.8	13.7	9.93*	3.05*	(Y > E)
(5)	Loneliness	58.3	33.3	41.1	9.09*	4.80*	(Y > E)
(6)	Fear of confrontation	40.8	32.8	16.7	10.32*	5.07*	(Y > E)
(7)	Inability to express oneself	48.6	33.3	23.3	10.15*
(8)	Side effects of medication	24.3	27.4	9.6	7.88*
(9)	Fear of rejection	52.8	27.0	13.9	26.10***	12.83***	(Y > M > E)
(10)	Sexual problems – (Y > M > E) physical	22.5	6.3	2.8	16.41***	10.21***
(11)	Filling out forms	40.3	56.3	23.3	15.59***	4.82**	(M > E)
(12)	Being exploited	38.6	32.3	19.4	6.43*	5.38**	(Y > E)
(13)	Rising prices of common goods	54.9	54.7	36.1	6.58*	3.61*	(M > E)
(14)	Not getting enough rest	29.0	22.2	11.0	7.24*	3.73*	(Y > E)
(15)	Too many things to do	24.3	17.2	2.8	13.71**	6.65**	(Y & M > E)
(16)	Concerns with meeting high standards	42.9	25.4	11.4	17.77***	7.56***	(Y & M > E)
(17)	Trouble with reading/ writing/spelling	27.1	44.4	23.3	7.83*	7.56***	(M > Y & E)
(18)	Legal problems	15.7	9.5	2.8	7.07*	3.59*	(Y > E)
(19)	Not enough time to do necessary things	32.9	18.8	5.6	17.24***	5.84	(Y > E)
(20)	Concerns about inner conflicts	40.6	20.6	11.1	17.34***	7.00***	(Y > E)
(21)	Regrets over past decisions	46.4	36.5	23.6	8.05*
(22)	Concerns about getting ahead	41.4	44.4	16.4	14.90***	7.12***	(Y & M > E)
(23)	Prejudice and discrimination	31.4	28.6	12.3	8.34*	4.06*	(Y > E)
(24)	Not enough money for transportation					4.44*	(M > E)
(25)	Crime					3.27*	(M > E)

^*p < .05;

^**p < .01;

^***p < .001.