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Subjective age: a test of five hypotheses.

R E Goldsmith¹, R A Heiens

¹Marketing Department, College of Business, Florida State University, Tallahassee 32306-1042.

The Gerontologist

|June 1, 1992

Summary

Subjective age, how old people feel, declines with chronological age. Adults in their 30s are most likely to perceive a difference between their subjective and chronological age.

Area of Science:

Psychology
Gerontology
Sociology

Background:

Subjective age, or how old individuals feel, is a key aspect of self-perception.
Previous research suggests a relationship between chronological age and subjective age, but findings are varied.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the concept and measurement of subjective age.
To test hypotheses regarding the relationship between subjective age and chronological age across the adult lifespan.

Main Methods:

Utilized data from 607 randomly selected adults across five states.
Proposed and tested five hypotheses related to subjective age and its congruence with chronological age.

Main Results:

Only two hypotheses were supported by the data.

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The agreement between chronological age and subjective age steadily declines across adult decades.

Individuals in their 30s most frequently report feeling younger or older than their chronological age.

Conclusions:

Generalizations about subjective age may be influenced by the characteristics of the study population.
The perception of age is dynamic and varies across the adult lifespan.