Subjective cognitive functioning (SCF) is the self-appraisal of one's objective cognition, including both perceived cognitive ability and perceived cognitive impairment. Research has demonstrated perceived subjective cognitive impairment to be an important precursor to objective cognitive declines associated with increased age. Although previous work has shown a consistent positive relationship between social support and objective cognition throughout adulthood, few studies have examined the relationship between social support and SCF. Participants (N = 1,877; age range: 18–99) from the Virginia Cognitive Aging Project completed assessments of multiple domains of SCF and social support. Results demonstrated a significant association between negative support interactions and poorer SCF, beyond the influence of sociodemographic, well-being, and health factors. Exploratory analyses indicated that the magnitude of the relationships between social support and SCF were generally the same across age. These findings suggest that negative interactions may adversely impact an individual's self-appraisals of cognition.

主观认知功能(Subjective cognitive functioning，SCF)是对一个人的客观认知的自我评价，包括感知认知能力和感知认知障碍。研究表明，感知到的主观认知障碍是与年龄增长相关的客观认知能力下降的重要先兆。尽管之前的研究表明，在整个成年期，社会支持与客观认知之间存在一致的正相关关系，但很少有研究考察社会支持与 SCF 之间的关系。参与者（N= 1,877；年龄范围：18-99 岁）来自弗吉尼亚认知老龄化项目，完成了对 SCF 和社会支持多个领域的评估。结果表明，负面支持互动与较差的 SCF 之间存在显着关联，超出了社会人口统计学、幸福感和健康因素的影响。探索性分析表明，社会支持与 SCF 之间关系的大小在不同年龄段通常是相同的。这些发现表明，负面互动可能会对个人的认知自我评价产生不利影响。