Table 3.
Predictors of attitudes to aging.
| Variable | Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAQ (total score) | AAQ (total score) | |||||
| Beta (95% CI) | Standard beta | p-value | Beta (95% CI) | Standard beta | p-value | |
| Age | −0.097 (−0.263–0.068) | −0.067 | 0.248 | 0.011 (−0.173–0.195) | 0.007 | 0.909 |
| Gender | 0.096 (−2.029–2.222) | 0.005 | 0.929 | −2.969 (−5.870–−0.069) | −0.116 | 0.045* |
| Education | 2.716 (0.743–4.690) | 0.145 | 0.007** | −0.124 (−2.669–2.421) | −0.006 | 0.923 |
| Living arrangement | 2.163 (0.039–4.286) | 0.106 | 0.046* | 0.358 (−2.195–2.913) | 0.016 | 0.783 |
| Self-sufficiency | 0.172 (−0.023–0.368) | 0.124 | 0.083 | −0.073 (−0.140–0.006) | −0.132 | 0.053 |
| Dignity | −0.325 (−0.415–−0.235) | −0.439 | <0.0001*** | −0.332 (−0.412–−0.253) | −0.489 | <0.0001*** |
| R2/R2 adj | 0.640/0.410 | 0.529/0.280 | ||||
| D-W test/VIF | 1.846/1.340 | 2.040/1.118 | ||||
Group 1 = home-dwelling older adults; Group 2 = inpatients; D-W test = Durbin–Watson test; VIF = variance inflation factor; * p<0.05; ** p<0.01; *** p<0.001.