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The Role of Attitude Toward Own Aging for Fluid and Crystallized Functioning: 12-Year Evidence From the ILSE Study

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  • Jelena S Siebert
  • Hans-Werner Wahl
  • Johannes Schröder

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Objectives Aging attitudes have been shown to affect a variety of important developmental outcomes in old age, including memory. Extending previous research, the present study examined long-term effects of attitudes toward own aging (ATOA), relying on a broader range of cognitive abilities in later life. Method Data came from the Interdisciplinary Longitudinal Study of Adult Development and Aging (ILSE), with three measurement waves (1993/1994, 1997/1998, and 2005/2006) covering a 12-year interval. Drawing on the older of two available birth cohorts (1930–1932; n = 500), we analyzed the relationship between ATOA and change in fluid versus crystallized abilities based on overall and gender-specific latent change score models, while controlling for education and objective health. Results As expected, ATOA predicted change in fluid functioning—but not in crystallized performance—over 12 years. Gender-specific analyses revealed a stronger association between ATOA and decline in fluid abilities for men, even after controlling for health and education. Discussion This study adds to the understanding of long-term implications of aging attitudes for cognitive decline trajectories and shows that negative aging attitudes are a risk factor for age-vulnerable cognitive abilities, particularly among men. Further research is needed to better understand the underlying mechanisms of observed relationships.

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  • Jelena S Siebert & Hans-Werner Wahl & Johannes Schröder, 2018. "The Role of Attitude Toward Own Aging for Fluid and Crystallized Functioning: 12-Year Evidence From the ILSE Study," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 73(5), pages 836-845.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:geronb:v:73:y:2018:i:5:p:836-845.
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    1. Kerry A. Sargent-Cox & Kaarin J. Anstey & Mary A. Luszcz, 2014. "Longitudinal Change of Self-Perceptions of Aging and Mortality," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 69(2), pages 168-173.
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