.. _Awareness of Age-Related Change: 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”. .. dropdown:: Available Papers :color: light - *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) .. csv-table:: :file: csv/Awareness of Age-Related Change.csv :header-rows: 1