Awareness of Age-Related Change
Short Description: Based on the 10-item “Awareness of Age-Related Change” (AARC) modul in the SOEP-IS 2018 administered to individuals 40 years and older, we focus on the associations between AARC and socio-economic indicators such as gender, SES, and living conditions and various indicators of health and cognitive functioning both cross-sectionally and longitudinally.
Methodological Details: 10 self-report items, forming the Awareness of Age-Related Change Short Form (AARC-SF) questionnaire. All items begin with the phrase “With my increasing age, I realize that…”, followed by statements such as “my cognitive performance worsens” and “I have more appreciation for relationships and other people”.
Available Papers
Rupprecht, Fiona S., Serena Sabatini, Manfred Diehl, Denis Gerstorf, Roman Kaspar, Oliver K. Schilling, and Hans-Werner Wahl. 2022. Awareness of age-related change in the context of major life events. Frontiers in Psychiatry 13, 954048. (https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.954048)
Contact |
Syear |
Respondents |
Dataset |
Variables |
Availability |
Field |
Method |
Replication |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hans-Werner Wahl (Heidelberg University) |
2018 |
~1600 |
inno |
awara06, awara01, im_awara, awara08, awara10, awara07, awara04, awara02, awara09, awara03, awara05 |
04/2021 |
Psychology |
Survey items |