Research Article

Age Differences and Changes in Resources Essential to Aging Well: A Comparison of Sexagenarians, Octogenarians, and Centenarians

Table 6

Univariate growth curve results for OARS resource constructs.

OutcomeMeanVariance
InterceptSlopeInterceptSlope 𝑟 (intercept, slope)

(1) Economic resources 7.96***−.23 4.46***4.35*** −.45***
(2) Mental Health 2.03***−.06.51***.58*** −.52***
(3) IADLs12.87*** −.34***.20*.90*** −.17
(4) Physical health1.96***−.12*.56***.57*** −.44**
(5) Social resources 7.76***−.011.38***1.81** −.58***

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