People reflect on their own aging, and this subjective awareness has an influence on developmental outcomes. Scholars have recently operationalized subjective aging in terms of awareness of age-related change (AARC), which captures awareness of both gains and losses. We examined associations of AARC-gains and AARC-losses with physical functioning, subjective well-being, and engagement with life (enjoyable activities and sense of purpose). Importantly, we extended previous research by not only assessing main effects of gains and losses but also testing their interaction. We hypothesized that awareness of losses would be more weakly negatively associated with health and well-being among those who possessed higher awareness of gains. A total of 399 older participants aged 65 to 91 (235 women and 164 men) were recruited via Prime Panels crowd-sourcing platform to complete an online questionnaire. Greater AARC-losses was associated with poorer health, lower subjective well-being, and lower sense of purpose. AARC-gains was associated with better outcomes in general, and moderated associations of AARC-losses with physical functioning, subjective well-being, and sense of purpose (but not engagement in leisure activities). Consistent with predictions, moderation effects showed that negative associations of AARC-losses with the outcomes were weaker among those who reported higher AARC-gains. Results provided some support for a role of AARC-gains in buffering negative effects of AARC-losses on developmental outcomes.

人们会反思自己的衰老，这种主观意识会影响发育结果。学者们最近在年龄相关变化意识 (AARC) 方面对主观衰老进行了操作，该意识捕捉了对得失的意识。我们研究了 AARC 增益和 AARC 损失与身体机能、主观幸福感和生活参与度（愉快的活动和目标感）之间的关联。重要的是，我们不仅评估了收益和损失的主要影响，还测试了它们的相互作用，从而扩展了之前的研究。我们假设，在那些拥有更高收益意识的人中，损失意识与健康和福祉的负相关更弱。通过 Prime Panels 众包平台招募了 399 名年龄在 65 至 91 岁之间的老年参与者（235 名女性和 164 名男性），以完成在线问卷调查。较大的 AARC 损失与较差的健康状况、较低的主观幸福感和较低的目标感有关。AARC 增益总体上与更好的结果相关，并且缓和了 AARC 损失与身体机能、主观幸福感和目标感（但不参与休闲活动）的关联。与预测一致，调节效应表明 AARC 损失与结果的负相关在报告 AARC 增益较高的人中较弱。结果为 AARC 增益在缓冲 AARC 损失对发展结果的负面影响方面的作用提供了一些支持。较大的 AARC 损失与较差的健康状况、较低的主观幸福感和较低的目标感有关。AARC 增益总体上与更好的结果相关，并且缓和了 AARC 损失与身体机能、主观幸福感和目标感（但不参与休闲活动）的关联。与预测一致，调节效应表明 AARC 损失与结果的负相关在报告 AARC 增益较高的人中较弱。结果为 AARC 增益在缓冲 AARC 损失对发展结果的负面影响方面的作用提供了一些支持。较大的 AARC 损失与较差的健康状况、较低的主观幸福感和较低的目标感有关。AARC 增益总体上与更好的结果相关，并且缓和了 AARC 损失与身体机能、主观幸福感和目标感（但不参与休闲活动）的关联。与预测一致，调节效应表明 AARC 损失与结果的负相关在报告 AARC 增益较高的人中较弱。结果为 AARC 增益在缓冲 AARC 损失对发展结果的负面影响方面的作用提供了一些支持。主观幸福感和目标感（但不参与休闲活动）。与预测一致，调节效应表明 AARC 损失与结果的负相关在报告 AARC 增益较高的人中较弱。结果为 AARC 增益在缓冲 AARC 损失对发展结果的负面影响方面的作用提供了一些支持。主观幸福感和目标感（但不参与休闲活动）。与预测一致，调节效应表明 AARC 损失与结果的负相关在报告 AARC 增益较高的人中较弱。结果为 AARC 增益在缓冲 AARC 损失对发展结果的负面影响方面的作用提供了一些支持。