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. 2021 Aug 3;77(4):710–720. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbab144

Table 3.

Results of General Linear Models Examining the Association of Activity Diversity with Negative Emodiversity

MIDUS II (n = 2,012) MIDUS Refresher (n = 779)
B SE p value 95% CI β B SE p value 95% CI β
Intercept 18.96 0.82 <.001 [17.36, 20.56] 0.00 21.97 1.03 <.001 [19.94, 23.99] 0.00
Activity diversity 0.07 0.02 <.001 [0.03, 0.1] 0.05 0.12 0.04 .001 [0.05, 0.19] 0.07
Total activity time 0.04 0.06 .504 [−0.07, 0.15] 0.01 0.09 0.11 0.411 [−0.13, 0.31] 0.02
Mean negative emotions 63.68 0.87 <.001 [61.98, 65.38] 0.88 61.64 1.39 <.001 [58.91, 64.36] 0.84
Total # of days with negative emotions 1.36 0.18 <.001 [1.01, 1.71] 0.09 0.20 0.26 .449 [−0.32, 0.71] 0.01
Milwaukee (vs not) within MIDUS II −3.17 1.06 .003 [−5.25, −1.09] −0.05
Age −0.07 0.02 <.001 [−0.11, −0.03] −0.04 −0.12 0.03 .000 [−0.18, −0.06] −0.07
Male (vs female) 0.15 0.44 .726 [−0.71, 1.02] 0.00 −0.55 0.78 .481 [−2.09, 0.99] −0.01
White (vs non-White) 0.89 0.83 .280 [−0.73, 2.52] 0.02 1.63 1.08 .133 [−0.5, 3.76] 0.03
Education 0.30 0.09 .001 [0.12, 0.47] 0.04 0.63 0.17 .000 [0.3, 0.96] 0.07
Physical health −0.82 0.23 <.001 [−1.28, −0.36] −0.04 −0.65 0.39 .098 [−1.41, 0.12] −0.03
Fit statistics
 F test 632.94 <.001 249.95 <.001

Notes: MIDUS = Midlife in the United States Study. n = 2,007; 775 were used in the models for MIDUS II and MIDUS Refresher, respectively, due to missing values in covariates. Significant associations (at p < .05) are bolded.