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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

The Effect of Cognitive Testing on Subjective Age throughout the Lifespan.

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Cognitive

  • Kristen Hardin-Sigler
    Texas State University
  • Laura Gamboa
    Texas State University
  • Karla Reyes Fierros
    Texas State University
  • Rebecca Deason
    Texas State University

Abstract

Subjective age is a multidimensional and malleable construct of aging. We investigated the effects of cognitive testing on subjective age across three age groups. Results indicated young adults felt younger whereas middle-aged adults felt older following cognitive testing. Contrary to prior research, older adults reported feeling younger following cognitive testing.

Aging