Research Article

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

Table 7

Predictors of growth factors in resources.

Time 1 predictorsEconomic resourcesMental healthIADLsPhysical healthSocial resources
InterceptSlopeInterceptSlopeInterceptSlopeInterceptSlopeInterceptSlope

(1) Age group.17*−.05.03−.22*−.70***−.31***−.06.12 −.02−.32***
(2) Economic resources.17**−.16*.10*−.04.16*−.07.04.07
(3) Mental health.20*.01.02−.04.42***−.02.06−.07
(4) IADLs. 20***.10.03−.05.06.11.26**−.27*
(5) Physical health.19*−.08.43***−.14*.04.06.11−.04
(6) Social resources.05.05.05−.08.13*−.11−.09−.09

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