title: The role of primary and secondary control in adaptation to age-related vision loss: a study of older adults with macular degeneration.
abstract: This study examines the effect of primary and secondary control on 3 major outcomes experienced by visually impaired older adults, that is, functional ability, adaptation to vision loss, and positive affect. The authors' theoretical model is based on the J. Heckhausen and R. Schulz (1995) control framework, as well as a conceptual integration of these outcomes, and they hypothesized that control beliefs can substantially contribute to explaining interindividual differences in these outcomes. A path model applied to data from a sample (N = 90) of visually impaired older adults, suffering from age-related macular degeneration, the major cause of vision loss in old age, generally supports this expectation.
authors.affiliation: German Center for Research on Aging, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. wahl@dzfa.uni-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: Hans-Werner
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Wahl
authors.forename: Stefanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Burmedi
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Schilling
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014792:Visual Acuity