Table 4.
Trajectories of Memory Change With Spousal Loss: The Effects of Control Variables
| Variable | Estimate | SE |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed effects | ||
| Intercept | 9.61* | 0.06 |
| Age | −0.14* | 0.01 |
| Age2 | −0.002* | <0.01 |
| Widowhood | −0.23* | 0.06 |
| Age × Widowhood | −0.01 | 0.01 |
| Women | 1.24* | 0.12 |
| Women × Age | −0.01 | 0.01 |
| Women × Widowhood | −0.03 | 0.13 |
| Women × Widowhood × Age | −0.01 | 0.01 |
| Non-Hispanic White | 1.19* | 0.14 |
| Non-Hispanic White × Age | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Non-Hispanic White × Widowhood | −0.41* | 0.14 |
| Non-Hispanic White × Widowhood × Age | −0.01 | 0.01 |
| Education | 0.29* | 0.02 |
| Education × Age | 0.00 | <0.01 |
| Education × Widowhood | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Education × Widowhood × Age | 0.00 | <0.01 |
| BP mean FL | −0.44* | 0.09 |
| BP mean FL × Age | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| BP mean FL × Widowhood | −0.15 | 0.09 |
| BP mean FL × Widowhood × Age | 0.00 | <0.01 |
| WP change in FL | −0.17* | 0.06 |
| WP change in FL × Widowhood | −0.22* | 0.09 |
| Repartnered | −0.05 | 0.23 |
| Repartnered × Age | −0.02 | 0.02 |
| Repartnered × Widowhood | −0.03 | 0.22 |
| Repartnered × Widowhood × Age | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Random effects | ||
| Variance intercept | 3.19* | 0.14 |
| Variance age | 0.005* | <0.01 |
| Covariance intercept and age | −0.01 | 0.01 |
| Residual variance | 5.43* | 0.08 |
Notes: N = 2,074. SE = standard error; FL = functional limitations; BP = between-person; WP = within-person. Age is scaled in years and centered at 73 years, the average age at spousal loss in the present sample. Widowhood is coded 0 for all observations before spousal loss and 1 for all observations after spousal loss.
*p < .05.