Research Article

Successful Aging: A Psychosocial Resources Model for Very Old Adults

Table 3

OARS resources latent variable measurement model results.

Construct/indicatorsLoadings ( 𝜆 )aUniqueness ( 𝑅 2 )Loadings ( 𝜆 )aUniqueness ( 𝑅 2 )
T1*T2**

Economic Resources
 Sufficient Income.81b.66.96b.93
 Overall Income.70.49.61.37
 Meet Payments.63.40.30.09
Mental Health
 Exciting.60b.36.53b.28
 Overall Mental Health.53.29.49.24
 Life Satisfaction.50.25.69.47
IADLS
 Getting Out.89b.80.94b.88
 Housework.88.78.94.88
 Medicine.65.42.77.59
Physical Health
 Low Troubles.70b.49.86b.73
 Overall Physical Health.66.44.49.24
 Comparative Health.46.21.48.23
Social Resources
 Phone Talk.64b.41.94b.89
 Visit Network Number.47.22.08.01
 Visits With Others.42.17.29.08

aParameter estimates are from the standardized solution. bThese indicator loadings were fixed to 1.0 (unstandardized) for model identification; all estimated loadings P < .01; except Time 2 Social Resources.
*T1 Fit Indices: MLR 𝜒 2 (N = 321; df = 80) = 144; CFI = .94; TLI = .92; RMSEA = .05; SRMR = .05.
**T2 Fit Indices: MLR 𝜒 2 (N = 201; df = 80) = 136; CFI = .93; TLI = .90; RMSEA = .06; SRMR = .07.