A brief version of the Attitudes to Ageing Questionnaire for older Chinese adults: development and psychometric evaluation

Table 1 Sample characteristics

Variable	Sample 1		Sample 2		Sample 3
	(n = 442)		(n = 311)		(n = 164)
	M/n	SD/%	M/n	SD/%	M/n	SD/%
Age
60–69 years	250	56.56	249	80.06	89	54.27
70–79 years	176	39.82	58	18.65	56	34.15
80 years and above	16	3.62	4	1.29	19	11.59
Gender
Men	225	50.90	78	25.08	49	29.88
Women	217	49.10	214	68.81	109	66.46
Not specified			19	6.11	6	3.66
Education
Primary and below^a	134	30.32	10	3.22	28	17.07
Middle school^b	203	45.93	142	45.66	115	70.12
College^c	102	23.08	154	49.52	21	12.80
Not specified^d	3	0.68	5	1.61
AAQ-BC
PL (range: 4–20)	9.07	3.84	10.11	3.87	10.87	3.64
PC (range: 4–20)	12.68	4.14	15.34	3.27	15.73	3.53
PG (range: 4–20)	11.89	3.70	13.78	3.48	15.02	3.39

Note. AAQ-BC = the brief version of Attitudes to Ageing Questionnaire for older Chinese adults, PL = Psychosocial loss, PC = Physical change, PG = Psychological growth
^a Includes individuals with primary education or no formal education
^b Includes individuals with junior high school, vocational school, and high school education
^c Includes individuals with associate’s, bachelor’s, and graduate-level education
^d Includes participants who did not report their education level

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