Table 4 Motivational Variables: Intercorrelations and Comparison of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and Mild Alzheimer Disease (AD) (n = 111)

(1) Midlife motivation-related occupational score

-.09

.00

.09

.03

.22*

−.05

(2) Delay of Gratification

.08

.05

.11

.11

.00

(3) Motivation Scenario Test

.32**

.18

.19*

.08

(4) Self-reported motivational processes (presence)

.24*

.60**

.16

(5) Informant-reported motivational processes (presence)

.20*

.35**

(6) Self-reported motivational processes (retrospective)

.12

(7) Informant-reported motivational processes (retrospective)

Total sample: M (SD)

−.002 (.88)

2.10 (1.35)

49.72 (5.77)

.00 (.77)

.00 (.84)

.00 (.73)

52.10 (8.17)

MCI (n = 64): M (SD)

.15 (.90)

2.20 (1.37)

50.16 (5.32)

.04 (.69)

.19 (.80)

−.01 (.75)

51.99 (8.08)

AD (n = 47): M (SD)

−.22 (.80)

1.96 (1.33)

49.09 (6.38)

−.06 (.87)

−.26 (.82)

.01 (.70)

52.25 (8.38)

p (of t)

.034*

.35

.35

.50

.005**

.87

.87