Awareness of age-related losses

Awareness of age-related losses has been studied in 1 paper since 2023: 1 observational study in people. The newest paper, Oct 6, 2023: “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”.

Exposure

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At a glance

The findings reach people, from one lab or study. 1 lab in 2 countries.

“higher AARC-losses significantly predicted slightly greater functional difficulties and higher depression and anxiety levels”
Testing Bidirectionality in Associations of Awareness of Age-Related Gains and Losses With Physical, Mental, and Cognitive Functioning Across 1 Year: The Role of AgeThe journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences2023doi:10.1093/geronb/gbad150

None of its findings points the other way.

Humans: a single group. Cells, worms or flies and mice: nothing yet.
  • 1 lab in 2 countries
  • Funders: Economic and Social Research Council and 4 more
  • Humans1

What did studies of awareness of age-related losses find?

2

Studies of awareness of age-related losses measured 2 outcomes; the most studied are verbal reasoning (1 study) and functional difficulties (1).

Verbal reasoning

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1 study
  1. Awareness of age-related losses are linked with worse verbal reasoning in old-old age.

    “Higher AARC-losses predicted slightly poorer Verbal Reasoning only in old-old age”

    Humansin old-old age1 year

    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

    The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences

Functional difficulties

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1 study
  1. Awareness of age-related losses are linked with higher functional difficulties in humans.

    “higher AARC-losses significantly predicted slightly greater functional difficulties and higher depression and anxiety levels”

    Humans1 year

    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

    The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences

What is awareness of age-related losses linked with?

2

Studies link awareness of age-related losses with 2 measures, most often anxiety (1 study) and depression (1).

Anxiety

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1 study
  1. Awareness of age-related losses are linked with a higher risk of anxiety in humans.

    “higher AARC-losses significantly predicted slightly greater functional difficulties and higher depression and anxiety levels”

    Humans1 year

    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

    The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences

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Depression

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1 study
  1. Awareness of age-related losses are linked with a higher risk of depression in humans.

    “higher AARC-losses significantly predicted slightly greater functional difficulties and higher depression and anxiety levels”

    Humans1 year

    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

    The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences

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