‘It is nothing more than a senior moment’: the moderating role of subjective age in the effect of change in memory on self-rated memory

Segel-Karpas, Dikla; Palgi, Yuval

doi:10.1080/13607863.2017.1399350

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“…Our results are in line with those studies reporting a statistically significant, but small association between more negative self-perceptions of cognition and poorer objective cognition (Amariglio et al, 2012). This may be due to self-perceptions of cognition being influenced by many psychosocial factors including depressive symptoms and negative ATOA (Segel-Karpas and Palgi, 2019;Siebert et al, 2020). Indeed, in our study, higher levels of AARC losses in cognition are associated with more severe depression and anxiety, more negative ATOA, an older SA, and poorer SRH.…”

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Cross-sectional association between objective cognitive performance and perceived age-related gains and losses in cognition

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et al. 2021

Int. Psychogeriatr.

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Objectives: Evidence linking subjective concerns about cognition with poorer objective cognitive performance is limited by reliance on unidimensional measures of self-perceptions of aging (SPA). We used the awareness of age-related change (AARC) construct to assess self-perception of both positive and negative age-related changes (AARC gains and losses). We tested whether AARC has greater utility in linking self-perceptions to objective cognition compared to well-established measures of self-perceptions of cognition and aging. We examined the associations of AARC with objective cognition, several psychological variables, and engagement in cognitive training. Design: Cross-sectional observational study. Participants: The sample comprised 6056 cognitively healthy participants (mean [SD] age = 66.0 [7.0] years); divided into subgroups representing middle, early old, and advanced old age. Measurements: We used an online cognitive battery and measures of global AARC, AARC specific to the cognitive domain, subjective cognitive change, attitudes toward own aging (ATOA), subjective age (SA), depression, anxiety, self-rated health (SRH). Results: Scores on the AARC measures showed stronger associations with objective cognition compared to other measures of self-perceptions of cognition and aging. Higher AARC gains were associated with poorer cognition in middle and early old age. Higher AARC losses and poorer cognition were associated across all subgroups. Higher AARC losses were associated with greater depression and anxiety, more negative SPA, poorer SRH, but not with engagement in cognitive training. Conclusions: Assessing both positive and negative self-perceptions of cognition and aging is important when linking self-perceptions to cognitive functioning. Objective cognition is one of the many variables – alongside psychological variables – related to perceived cognitive losses.

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confidence: 93%

Cross-sectional association between objective cognitive performance and perceived age-related gains and losses in cognition

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Ukoumunne

Ballard

et al. 2021

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“…A recent longitudinal study showed that more negative ATOA predict greater perceived cognitive decline [ 59 ]. Similarly, individuals with an older felt age perceive more age-related losses in the cognitive domain [ 60 ]. Overall, results relating to the construct validity of the AARC-10 SF and the AARC-50 cognitive functioning subscale suggest that levels of AARC losses and AARC gains are informative of individuals’ mental, physical, and cognitive health.…”

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International relevance of two measures of awareness of age-related change (AARC)

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Background A questionnaire assessing awareness of positive and negative age-related changes (AARC gains and losses) was developed in the US and Germany. We validated the short form of the measure (AARC-10 SF) and the cognitive functioning subscale from the 50-item version of the AARC (AARC-50) questionnaire in the UK population aged 50 and over. Methods Data from 9410 participants (Mean (SD) age = 65.9 (7.1)) in the PROTECT cohort were used to explore and confirm the psychometric properties of the AARC measures including: validity of the factor structure; reliability; measurement invariance across men and women, individuals with and without a university degree, and in middle age, early old age, and advanced old age; and convergent validity with measures of self-perception of aging and mental, physical, and cognitive health. We explored the relationship between demographic variables (age, sex, marital status, employment, and university education) and AARC. Results We confirmed the two-factor structure (gains and losses) of the AARC-10 SF and the AARC-50 cognitive functioning subscale. Both scales showed good reliability and good convergent validity for AARC losses, but weak convergent validity for AARC gains. For both scales metric invariance was held for the two subgroups defined by education level and age. For the AARC-50 subscale, but not for the AARC-10 SF, strong invariance was also held for the two subgroups defined by sex. Age, sex, marital status, employment, and university education predicted AARC gains and losses. Conclusions The AARC-10 SF and AARC-50 cognitive functioning subscale identify UK individuals who perceive age-related changes in their mental, physical, and cognitive health.

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“…A recent longitudinal study showed that more negative ATOA predict greater perceived cognitive decline (Siebert, Braun, & Wahl, 2020). Similarly, individuals with an older felt age perceive more age-related losses in the cognitive domain (Segel-Karpas & Palgi, 2019).…”

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International relevance of Two Measures of Awareness of Age-Related Change (AARC)

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Ukoumunne

Ballard

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Background: A questionnaire assessing awareness of positive and negative age-related changes (AARC gains and losses) was developed in the US and Germany. We validated the short form of the measure (AARC-10 SF) and the cognitive functioning subscale from the 50-item version of the AARC (AARC-50) questionnaire in the UK population aged 50 and over. Methods: Data from 9,410 participants (Mean (SD) age= 65.9 (7.1)) in the PROTECT cohort were used to explore and confirm the psychometric properties of the AARC measures including: validity of the factor structure; reliability; measurement invariance across males and females and across individuals with and without a university degree; and convergent validity with measures of self-perception of aging and mental, physical, and cognitive health. We also explored the relationship between demographic variables and AARC. Results: We confirmed the two-factor structure (gains and losses) of the AARC-10 SF and the AARC-50 cognitive functioning subscale. Both scales showed good reliability. Convergent validity was good for AARC losses, but weaker for AARC gains. The meaning of AARC gains and losses was the same across males and females and across individuals with and without a university degree. Items in the AARC scales had the same meaning across individuals with and without a university degree. Items in the AARC-50 cognitive functioning subscale had the same meaning across males and females. Single items in the AARC-10 SF had different meaning across males and females. Demographic variables predicted AARC gains and losses. Conclusions: The AARC-10 SF and AARC-50 cognitive functioning subscale can help to identify UK individuals who perceive age-related changes in their mental, physical, and cognitive health.

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‘It is nothing more than a senior moment’: the moderating role of subjective age in the effect of change in memory on self-rated memory

Abstract: While preserving a young subjective age is usually considered an adaptive strategy, it also has potential negative effects, masking changes in memory performance.

Cited by 17 publications

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Cross-sectional association between objective cognitive performance and perceived age-related gains and losses in cognition

Cross-sectional association between objective cognitive performance and perceived age-related gains and losses in cognition

International relevance of two measures of awareness of age-related change (AARC)

International relevance of Two Measures of Awareness of Age-Related Change (AARC)

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