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Table 1 Participant characteristics, by age group

From: Aging and distractor resistance in working memory: Does emotional valence matter?

 

Older adults (n = 30)

Young adults (n = 35)

 

M

SD

M

SD

Age

65.5

4.04

20.77

1.61

Years of education

12.4

2.7

14

1.31

CES-D

8.87

4.7

13.29

9.32

STAI-T

29.13

6.79

37.63

7.22

Digit symbol test

41.1

10.96

73.11

10.59

Vocabulary test

57.2

7.93

57.51

8.99

  1. CES-D the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale; STAI-T Trait subscale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. The digit symbol test and the vocabulary test are from the Chinese revision of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-RC)
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BMC Psychology

ISSN: 2050-7283

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