Table 3.

Factors associated with the subscales of the Attitude to Ageing Questionnaire (AAQ) for the Rural Population

AAQ Subscale		Psychosocial loss		Physical Change		Psychological Growth
Variables	N	Mean (SD)	p value	Mean (SD)	p value	Mean (SD)	p value
Age Category (in years)
≥ 70	399	24.6 (5.5)		26.2 (5.1)		32.3 (3.6)
≤ 70	189	26.0 (4.7)	< 0.001*	28.2 (4.7)	< 0.001*	32.8 (3.3)	0.11
Sex
Male	182	25.3 (5.3)		27.1 (5.3)		32.5 (3.7)
Female	406	24.9 (5.2)	0.37	26.8 (4.9)	0.49	32.4 (3.5)	0.79
Marital Status
Currently Married	281	25.9 (4.8)		27.4 (5.0)		32.7 (3.4)
Currently unmarried	307	24.2 (5.6)	< 0.001*	26.3 (5.0)	0.01*	32.1 (3.6)	0.03*
Formal Education
Yes	112	26.5 (5.0)		28.8 (4.7)		33.2 (3.6)
No	476	24.7 (5.3)	< 0.001*	26.4 (5.0)	< 0.001*	32.2 (3.5)	0.01*
Employed
Yes	325	26.2 (4.9)		28.6 (4.3)		32.8 (3.2)
No	263	23.6 (5.4)	< 0.001*	24.7 (5.1)	< 0.001*	31.8 (3.8)	< 0.001*
Living arrangement
Living with others	472	25.3 (5.0)		27.2 (5.0)		32.5 (3.4)
Living alone	116	24.0 (6.0)	0.02 *	25.7 (5.1)	0.01*	32.0 (4.0)	0.93
Home Assistance
Yes	469	25.0 (5.2)		26.8 (5.1)		32.5 (3.5)
No	119	25.2 (5.5)	0.73	27.3 (4.6)	< 0.001*	32.0 (3.7)	0.12
Self –rated QoL (SRQoL)
Poor SRQoL	82	22.0 (5.5)		27.3 (4.8)		30.5 (4.0)
Good SRQoL	506	25.5 (5.1)	< 0.001*	23.9 (5.2)	< 0.001*	32.7 (3.3)	< 0.001*
Self- rated health (SRH)
Poor SRH	163	22.9 (5.1)		23.8 (5.2)		31.1 (3.7)
Good SRH	425	25.8 (5.1)	< 0.001*	28.0 (4.4)	< 0.001*	32.9 (3.3)	< 0.001*

*significant at p < 0.05