Table 2.

Model fits and standardized estimates of latent longitudinal structural equation models predicting views on aging at the second measurement occasion by perceived ageism at the first measurement occasion.

	χ2 (df)	p	RMSEA [90% CI]	CFI	SRMR	Initial correlation	Stability	Longitudinal effect
						rpa1 voa1	VoA1 → VoA2	PA1 → VOA2
Model 1 (no covariates)
Subjective age	17.683 (13)	0.17	0.02 [0.02,0.05]	0.99	0.02	0.04	0.62*	0.02
Continued growth	59.361 (40)	0.02	0.03 [0.01,0.04]	0.99	0.04	−0.13*	0.69*	0.00
Social loss	203.005 (61)	< 0.001	0.06 [0.05,0.07]	0.92	0.07	0.33*	0.66*	0.15*
Physical decline	37.465 (40)	0.59	0.00 [0.00,0.03]	1.00	0.03	0.12*	0.60*	0.10*
Model 2 (with covariates)
Subjective age	32.778 (29)	0.28	0.02 [0.00,0.04]	0.99	0.03	0.05	0.61*	0.00
Continued growth	133.974 (72)	≤ 0.001	0.04 [0.03,0.05]	0.96	0.04	−0.12*	0.66*	0.01
Social loss	310.053 (101)	≤ 0.001	0.06 [0.05,0.07]	0.90	0.06	0.33*	0.64*	0.16*
Physical decline	90.678 (72)	0.07	0.02 [0.00,0.03]	0.99	0.03	0.12*	0.51*	0.08+

Estimates are based on maximum likelihood estimators. Models with covariates include age, gender, education and self-rated health at timepoint 1. RMSEA, root-mean-square-error of approximation; CFI, comparative fit index; SRMR, standardized root mean square residual; PA1, perceived ageism at timepoint 1; VOA1, views on aging at timepoint 1; VOA2, views on aging at timepoint 2.

^*p < 0.05,

⁺p =0.10.