Table 2

Partial correlations controlling for gender and age

Sense of purposeStructured routinePresent orientationEffective organisationPersistenceCESD
Employed
 Social0.348*−0.0110.220.1950.165−0.454*
 Self-focused0.284*−0.0850.0810.1520.093−0.354*
 Exercise0.307*0.0560.1280.1350.124−0.361*
 CESD−0.705*0.032−0.483*−0.513*−0.457*
Unemployed
 Social0.398*−0.1390.1330.304*0.126−0.331*
 Self-focused0.356*−0.1540.1390.414*0.196−0.312*
 Exercise0.208−0.066−0.020.328*0.217*−0.210
 CESD−0.558*0.223−0.187−0.508*−0.316*
Homemaker
 Social0.349*0.0230.0770.316*0.221−0.464*
 Self-focused0.1630.124−0.0310.1860.105−0.331*
 Exercise0.1560.0300.0230.0890.127−0.294*
 CESD−0.545*−0.186−0.185−0.457*−0.416*
  • *Significant at a Bonferroni corrected level of 0.003; homemaker not controlled for gender.

  • CESD, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression.