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Table 4 Correlations between APQ dimensions for the long and shortened versions

From: Development of the Brief Ageing Perceptions Questionnaire (B-APQ): a confirmatory factor analysis approach to item reduction

Long version

1

2

3

4

5

6

Time-line chronic

      

Time-line cyclical

0.50

     

Consequences-positive

-0.04*

-0.04**

    

Control-positive

-0.08**

-0.05**

0.40**

   

Control-negative

0.42**

0.35**

-0.10**

-0.18**

  

Consequences-negative

0.56**

0.52**

-0.11**

-0.15**

0.57**

 

Emotional representations

0.54**

0.69**

-0.11**

-0.11**

0.42**

0.55**

Shortened version

1

 

2

3

4

5

Time-line chronic

      

Consequences-positive

-0.06**

     

Control-positive

-0.07**

 

0.34**

   

Consequences and control-negative

0.56**

 

-0.12**

-0.11**

  

Emotional representations

0.50**

 

-0.10**

-0.05**

0.54**

 
  1. *p<0.05; **p<0.01.