Spouse

Yes (N = 34)

No (N = 200)

Yes (N = 7)

No (N = 193)

Attitude toward own aging

3.03

1.31

2.92

1.43

1.86

1.22

2.28

1.36

9.28^**

0.29

0.82

Agitation

3.97

1.66

4.14

1.81

2.29

1.50

3.55

1.41

10.78^**

4.27^*

2.49

Lonely dissatisfaction

5.15

1.23

4.80

1.41

3.71

1.60

4.67

1.35

7.10^**

1.07

4.91^*

Sum

12.15

3.33

11.86

3.87

7.86

3.85

10.50

3.23

13.83^**

2.41

3.73^*

Children

Yes (N = 34)

No (N = 200)

Yes (N = 23)

No (N = 177)

Attitude toward own aging

3.59

1.02

2.82

1.44

2.35

1.61

2.26

1.32

20.60^**

4.58^*

2.88

Agitation

4.24

1.63

4.09

1.81

3.78

1.28

3.47

1.44

5.25^*

0.93

0.14

Lonely dissatisfaction

5.50

0.66

4.74

1.45

4.48

1.47

4.66

1.36

7.83^**

2.17

5.62^*

Sum

13.32

2.42

11.66

3.93

10.61

3.24

10.38

3.29

15.17^**

3.40

1.97

Grandchildren

Yes (N = 73

No (N = 161)

Yes (N = 83)

No (N = 177)

Attitude toward own aging

3.30

1.20

2.77

1.48

2.17

1.20

2.34

1.46

31.71^**

1.67

6.46^**

Agitation

4.36

1.65

4.01

1.83

3.55

1.42

3.47

1.44

16.71^**

1.76

0.66

Lonely dissatisfaction

5.22

1.02

4.68

1.50

4.64

1.33

4.63

1.40

5.24^*

3.86^*

3.69

Sum

12.88

2.87

11.46

4.07

10.36

3.18

10.44

3.37

24.58^**

3.51

4.44^*

Health

Yes (N = 54)

No (N = 180)

Yes (N = 82)

No (N = 118)

Attitude toward own aging

3.31

1.23

2.82

1.45

2.39

1.52

2.19

1.23

28.56^**

5.69^*

0.98

Agitation

4.11

1.73

4.12

1.80

3.55

1.36

3.47

1.47

12.19^**

0.04

0.05

Lonely dissatisfaction

5.07

1.04

4.78

1.47

4.70

1.41

4.59

1.34

3.80

1.81

0.42

Sum

12.50

3.07

11.72

3.97

10.63

3.52

10.25

3.11

19.59^**

2.36

0.28

Pet

Yes (N = 18)

No (N = 216)

Yes (N = 1)

No (N = 199)

Attitude toward own aging

3.11

1.37

2.92

1.42

5.00

0.00

2.26

1.35

0.73

4.20^*

3.20

Agitation

4.06

1.83

4.12

1.78

5.00

0.00

3.50

1.42

0.04

0.73

0.87

Lonely dissatisfaction

5.28

0.67

4.81

1.43

6.00

0.00

4.63

1.37

0.14

1.66

0.41

Sum

12.44

2.20

11.86

3.89

16.00

0.00

10.38

3.27

0.32

2.85

1.88

Role in the home

Yes (N = 37)

No (N = 197)

Yes (N = 19)

No (N = 185)

Attitude toward own aging

3.32

1.27

2.86

1.43

2.00

1.37

2.30

1.35

20.65^**

0.15

3.34

Agitation

4.24

1.64

4.09

1.81

3.74

1.52

3.48

1.42

5.21^*

0.70

0.05

Lonely dissatisfaction

5.08

1.04

4.81

1.44

4.32

1.42

4.67

1.36

4.76^*

0.04

2.29

Sum

12.65

2.97

11.76

3.91

10.05

3.44

10.45

3.27

13.34^**

0.21

1.44

Role in society

Yes (N = 6)

No (N = 228)

Yes (N = 4)

No (N = 196)

Attitude toward own aging

3.67

1.03

2.92

1.42

2.75

1.71

2.26

1.35

3.02

1.88

0.08

Agitation

4.50

1.38

4.11

1.79

3.25

1.26

3.51

1.43

3.01

0.02

0.38

Lonely dissatisfaction

5.50

0.55

4.83

1.40

4.25

1.26

4.64

1.37

2.56

0.09

1.38

Sum

13.67

2.07

11.86

3.81

10.25

2.22

10.41

3.30

4.36^*

0.50

0.72