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ArticleThe journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences2023

Testing Bidirectionality in Associations of Awareness of Age-Related Gains and Losses With Physical, Mental, and Cognitive Functioning Across 1 Year: The Role of Age.

Serena Sabatini, Hans-Werner Wahl, Manfred Diehl, Linda Clare, Clive Ballard, Helen Brooker, Anne Corbett, Adam Hampshire, Blossom C M Stephan

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Article in The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Serena SabatiniSchool of Medicine, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3618-6949
Hans-Werner WahlInstitute of Psychology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
Manfred DiehlDepartment of Human Development and Family Studies, Colorado State University, Forth Collins, Colorado, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2055-3839
Linda ClareMedical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3989-5318
Clive BallardMedical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0022-5632
Helen BrookerMedical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.
Anne CorbettMedical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.
Adam HampshireSocial, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, King's College London, London, UK.
Blossom C M StephanSchool of Medicine, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1235-360X
University of Exeter · GBUniversity of Nottingham · GBColorado State University · USHeidelberg University · DEKing's College London · GB

Funding

Economic and Social Research Council ES/X007766/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe bidirectionality between self-perceptions of aging and health-related outcomes may depend on age group. Therefore, we tested such bidirectionality among individuals in late midlife (50-64 years), young-old age (65-74 years), and old-old age (75+ years), taking advantage of the construct of Awareness of Age-Related Change (AARC) and its 2-dimensionality in terms of AARC-gains and AARC-losses. Various conceptualizations of physical, mental, and cognitive functioning were used as outcomes.

methodsData from 2 measurement occasions (2019 and 2020) from the UK PROTECT study for individuals in late midlife (N = 2,385), young-old age (N = 2,430), and old-old age (N = 539) were used. Data on self-reported functional difficulties, depression, anxiety, and performance on four computerized cognitive tasks (i.e., verbal reasoning, paired associate learning, self-ordered search, and digit span) providing a score for verbal reasoning and a score for working memory were analyzed using cross-lagged panel models.

resultsAcross all 3 age groups, the bidirectional associations of AARC-gains with indicators of functioning were not significant, whereas higher AARC-losses significantly predicted slightly greater functional difficulties and higher depression and anxiety levels. Higher AARC-losses predicted slightly poorer Verbal Reasoning only in old-old age and poorer Working Memory predicted slightly higher AARC-losses only in young-old age. The remaining associations of AARC-losses with cognitive tasks were not statistically significant. DISCUSSION: In accordance with previous research targeting other indicators of self-perceptions of aging, this study supported a stronger impact of AARC-losses on indicators of physical functioning and mental health than vice versa from midlife to old-old age.

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AwarenessCognitionAgedAgingHumansMental HealthSelf ConceptCausal pathwayHealthMoodSelf-perceptions of agingSubjective aging

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