A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Subjective Age and the Association With Cognition, Subjective Well-Being, and Depression.

Alonso Debreczeni, F; Bailey, PE

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Subjective Age and the Association With Cognition, Subjective Well-Being, and Depression.

Alonso Debreczeni, F Bailey, PE

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Publisher:: Gerontological Society of America
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 2021, 76, (3), pp. 471-482
Issue Date:: 2021-02-17

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dc.contributor.author	Alonso Debreczeni, F
dc.contributor.author	Bailey, PE
dc.date.accessioned	2022-01-21T01:18:45Z
dc.date.available	2022-01-21T01:18:45Z
dc.date.issued	2021-02-17
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 2021, 76, (3), pp. 471-482
dc.identifier.issn	1079-5014
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dc.description.abstract	OBJECTIVES: A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to quantify the degree to which subjective age is associated with cognition, subjective well-being, and depression. METHOD: A systematic search was performed in three electronic social scientific databases, PsycINFO, Scopus, and Web of Science in May 2018. A manual forward and backward citation search of articles meeting the criteria for inclusion, including a mean participant age of 40+ years, was conducted in November 2019. Twenty-four independent data sets were included in the meta-analysis. RESULTS: Overall, a younger subjective age was related to enhanced subjective well-being and cognitive performance, and reduced depressive symptoms (r = .18). This association was stronger among collectivist (r = .24) than individualist (r = .16) cultures. Mean chronological age across samples (ranging from 55 to 83 years), type of subjective age scoring, and gender did not influence the strength of the overall association. Further analysis revealed that subjective age was individually associated with depressive symptoms (r = .20), subjective well-being (r = .17), and cognition (r = .14), and none had a stronger association with subjective age than the other. DISCUSSION: The results indicate a small yet significant association between subjective age and important developmental outcomes.
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dc.language	eng
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dc.subject	1103 Clinical Sciences, 1608 Sociology, 1701 Psychology
dc.subject.classification	Gerontology
dc.subject.mesh	Aging
dc.subject.mesh	Cognition
dc.subject.mesh	Depression
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Mental Health
dc.subject.mesh	Self Concept
dc.subject.mesh	Aging
dc.subject.mesh	Cognition
dc.subject.mesh	Depression
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Mental Health
dc.subject.mesh	Self Concept
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Depression
dc.subject.mesh	Self Concept
dc.subject.mesh	Mental Health
dc.subject.mesh	Cognition
dc.subject.mesh	Aging
dc.title	A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Subjective Age and the Association With Cognition, Subjective Well-Being, and Depression.
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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Abstract:

OBJECTIVES: A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to quantify the degree to which subjective age is associated with cognition, subjective well-being, and depression. METHOD: A systematic search was performed in three electronic social scientific databases, PsycINFO, Scopus, and Web of Science in May 2018. A manual forward and backward citation search of articles meeting the criteria for inclusion, including a mean participant age of 40+ years, was conducted in November 2019. Twenty-four independent data sets were included in the meta-analysis. RESULTS: Overall, a younger subjective age was related to enhanced subjective well-being and cognitive performance, and reduced depressive symptoms (r = .18). This association was stronger among collectivist (r = .24) than individualist (r = .16) cultures. Mean chronological age across samples (ranging from 55 to 83 years), type of subjective age scoring, and gender did not influence the strength of the overall association. Further analysis revealed that subjective age was individually associated with depressive symptoms (r = .20), subjective well-being (r = .17), and cognition (r = .14), and none had a stronger association with subjective age than the other. DISCUSSION: The results indicate a small yet significant association between subjective age and important developmental outcomes.

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