Using a sample of 120 adults between the ages of 55 and 75 yr., the relationships between stress of life change, ego energy, and field-dependent perception were studied. Respondents completed the Schedule of Recent Events, the Taft Ego Permissiveness Questionnaire, and the Children's Embedded Figures Test. Pearson correlations and multiple regression analysis were applied to the data. Supported were predictions of a negative relationship between stress of life events and ego energy, a positive relationship between ego energy and field-dependent perception, and a negative relationship between stress of life events and field-dependent perception.
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