Table 1.
Descriptive statistics, alpha coefficients (in parentheses), and correlations.
| M | SD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. ATOA | 5.32 | 1.70 | (0.661) | |||||||||
| 2. IOA-positive | 5.52 | 0.89 | 0.258 ** | (0.847) | ||||||||
| 3. IOA-negative | 2.92 | 1.16 | −0.222 ** | −0.177 ** | (0.848) | |||||||
| 4. Qol-physical | 70.68 | 15.65 | 0.350 ** | 0.392 ** | −0.162 ** | (0.776) | ||||||
| 5. Qol-psychological | 76.04 | 15.63 | 0.300 ** | 0.462 ** | −0.128 ** | 0.707 ** | (0.802) | |||||
| 6. Qol-social | 75.92 | 15.21 | 0.241 ** | 0.377 ** | −0.144 ** | 0.577 ** | 0.700 ** | (0.720) | ||||
| 7. Qol-environmental | 40.94 | 4.44 | 0.271 ** | 0.328 ** | −0.125 ** | .566 ** | 0.667 ** | 0.589 ** | (0.810) | |||
| 8. Age | 48.8 | 9.57 | −0.013 | 0.004 | 0.059 | 0.135 ** | 0.175 ** | 0.119 * | 0.078 | - | ||
| 9. Gender | 1.84 | 0.37 | 0.034 | −0.015 | −0.035 | −0.043 | 0.011 | 0.068 | 0.007 | −0.049 | - | |
| 10. BMI | 23.3 | 2.93 | −0.066 | −0.033 | 0.066 | −0.002 | −0.024 | 0.018 | 0.007 | 0.197 ** | −0.150 ** | - |
Note: N = 403. The alpha coefficients for the constructs are given in parentheses on the diagonal. For gender, 1 = male, 2 = female. ATOA = attitude toward own aging. IOA = image of aging. * p < 0.05. ** p < 0.01.