Table 5.
Independent sample t tests between egocentric older adults and non-egocentric older adults
| Egocentric older adults (n = 7) | Non-egocentric older adults (n = 23) | t | Effect size (d) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | |||
| WAIS block design | 37.57 | 3.31 | 31.74 | 7.11 | 3.008** | 1.05 |
| Forward digit span | 7.43 | 1.13 | 7.78 | 0.67 | −0.785 | −0.38 |
| Backward digit span | 5.29 | 1.38 | 5.26 | 1.39 | 0.041 | 0.02 |
| MMQ-contentment | 38.57 | 10.45 | 48.26 | 9.83 | −2.252* | −0.96 |
| MMQ-ability | 41.79 | 9.21 | 52.78 | 10.12 | −2.565* | −1.14 |
| MMQ-strategy | 39.29 | 14.73 | 27.41 | 13.48 | 1.999 | 0.84 |
M mean; SD standard deviation; WAIS Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-IV; MMQ Multifactorial Memory Questionnaire. * p < .05, ** p < .01