Figure 1.

Mediation models for subjective age (Model 1) and subjective age change (Model 2). Model 1: the relationship of episodic memory, executive functioning, and functional health on concurrent subjective age, mediated by social comparisons. *p < .05. Age, sex, chronic health problems, and education were entered as covariates. Model 2: the relationship of episodic memory, executive functioning, and functional health on change in subjective age, mediated by social comparisons. Model 2 parameters are presented in square brackets []. Note that Time 1 subjective age was included as an additional covariate in Model 2 to examine predictors of change in subjective age. In both models, direct paths from the independent variables to the dependent variables are presented with dotted lines. Covariates are presented with a dashed line.