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. 2022 Aug 19;78(1):62–72. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbac110

Table 3.

Regression Analyses for Linear and Quadratic Effects of Age on Each of the Social Cognitive Domains

Social perception Theory of mind Affective empathy Social behavior
B t (p) B t (p) B t (p) B t (p)
Age(cnt) −0.39 12.86 (<.001) −0.23 10.47 (<.001) 0.02 5.94 (<.001) 0.20 2.85 (.005)
Age(cnt)2 −0.01 6.82 (<.001) −0.01 6.18 (<.001) 0.00 2.31 (.022) 0.00 0.02 (.986)
R 2, F (p) 0.46, 156.33 (<.001) 0.37, 109.98 (<.001) 0.09, 18.10 (<.001) 0.05, 4.50 (.012)

Note: Age(cnt): age centered at its mean value of 49.20.