Publikationen der Abteilung für Psychologische Alternsforschung

Publikationen der Abteilung für Psychologische Alternsforschung zur Thematik
Sehverlust im Alter auf der Grundlage früherer Studien (Auswahl) – Juni 2006
Publications of the Department of Psychological Ageing Research on Vision Loss in Old
Age Based on Earlier Research (Selection) – June 2006
Originalia / Original work:
Wahl, H.-W., Kämmerer, A., Holz, F., Miller, D. & Becker, S., Kaspar, R. & Himmelsbach, I.
(in press). Psychosocial intervention for age-related macular degeneration: A pilot
project. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness.
Kämmerer, A., Wahl, H.-W., Becker, S., Kaspar, R., Himmelsbach, I., Holz, F. & Miller, D.
(in press). Psychosoziale Unterstützung von älteren Menschen mit einer chronischen
Sehbeeinträchtigung: Anwendung und Überprüfung einer problemlöse- und einer
emotionsfokussierten Kurzintervention. Zeitschrift für Gesundheitspsychologie.
Schilling, O. & Wahl, H.-W. (in press). Modeling late life adaptation in affective well-being
under a severe chronic health condition: The case of age-related macular degeneration.
Psychology and Aging.
Becker, S., Wahl, H.-W., Schilling, O. & Burmedi, D. (2005). Assistive device use in visually
impaired older adults: Role of control beliefs. The Gerontologist, 45(6), 739-745,
Wahl, H.-W., Becker, S., Schilling, O., Burmedi, D. & Himmelsbach, I. (2005). Primäre und
Sekundäre Kontrolle versus Hartnäckige Zielverfolgung und Flexible Zielanpassung. Das
Beispiel Sehbeeinträchtigung im Alter [Primary and secondary control versus tenacious
goal pursuit and felxible goal adjustment]. Zeitschrift für Entwicklungspsychologie und
Pädagogische Psychologie, 27(2), 57-68.
Heyl, V., Wahl, H.-W. & Mollenkopf, H. (2005). Visual capacity, out-of-home activities and
emotional well-being in old age: Basic relations and contextual variation. Social
Indicators Research, 74, 159-189.
Wahl, H.-W., Becker, S., Burmedi, D. & Schilling, O. (2004). The role of primary and
secondary control in adaptation to age-related vision loss: A study of older adults with
macular degeneration. Psychology and Aging, 19(1), 235-239.
Birk, T., Hickl, S., Wahl, H.-W., Miller, D., Kämmerer, A., Holz, F., Becker, S., & Völcker,
H. E. (2004). Development and pilot evaluation of a psychosocial intervention program
for patients with Age-Related Macular Degeneration. The Gerontologist, 44, 836-843.
Wahl, H.-W., Schilling, O., Becker, S. & Burmedi, D. (2003). A German research program on
the psychosocial adaptation to age-related vision impairment: Recent findings based on a
control theory approach. European Psychologist, 8(3), 168-77.
Wahl, H.-W., Heyl, V., & Schilling, O. (2002). The role of vision impairment for the outdoor
activity and life satisfaction of older adults: A multi-faceted view. Visual Impairment
Research, 4(3), 143-160.
Burmedi, D., Becker, S., Heyl, V, Wahl, H.-W. & Himmelsbach, I. (2002). Emotional and
social consequences of age-related low vision: A narrative review. Visual Impairment
Research, 4(1), 47-71.
Burmedi, D., Becker, S., Heyl, V, Wahl, H.-W. & Himmelsbach, I. (2002). Behavioral
consequences of age-related low vision: A narrative review. Visual Impairment Research,
4(1), 15-45.
Heyl, V. & Wahl, H.-W. (2001). Psychosocial adaptation to age-related vision loss: A sixyear perspective. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 95(12), 739-748.
Wahl, H.-W., Schilling, O., Oswald, F. & Heyl, V. (1999). Psychosocial consequences of agerelated visual impairment: Comparison with mobility-impaired older adults and long-term
outcome. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 54B, P304-P316.
Wahl, H.-W., Oswald, F. & Zimprich, D. (1999). Everyday competence in visually impaired
older adults: A case for person-environment perspectives. The Gerontologist, 39, 140149.
Bücher / Books:
Wahl, H.-W. & Schulze, H. E. (Eds.).(2001). On the special needs of blind and low vision
seniors: Research and practice concepts. Amsterdam: IOS Press.
Wahl, H.-W. (1997). Ältere Menschen mit Sehbeeinträchtigung: Eine empirische Untersuchung zur Person-Umwelt-Transaktion [Older adults with vision loss: an empirical
investigation of person-environment transaction]. Frankfurt: Peter Lang.
Tesch-Römer, C. & Wahl, H.-W. (Eds.).(1996). Seh- und Höreinbußen älterer Menschen.
Herausforderungen in Medizin, Psychologie und Rehabilitation [Vision and hearing loss
of older adults. Challenges in medicine, psychology and rehabilitation]. Darmstadt:
Steinkopff.
Buchbeiträge / Chapters:
Wahl, H.-W.- & Heyl, V. (in press). Sensorik und Sensumotorik [Sensory and sensumotor
functioning]. In J. Brandtstädter & U. Lindenberger (Eds.), Lehrbuch zur
Entwicklungspsychologie der Lebensspanne/des Erwachsenenalters [Textbook on life
span developmental psychology / adulthood]. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer.
Wahl, H.-W., Heyl, V., Becker, S. S., Oliver, & Mollenkopf, H. (2006). Age-related loss in
vision: A case to learn about ageing in context. In H.-W. Wahl, H. Brenner, H.
Mollenkopf, D. Rothenbacher & C. Rott (Eds.), The many faces of health, competence
and well-being in old age: Integrating epidemiological, psychological and social
perspectives (S. 53-64). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.
Wahl, H.-W., Schilling, O. & Becker, S. (2005). Psychosocial adaptation to age-related
macular degeneration: The role of control beliefs. In S. Jones & P. MacDonald (Eds.).
Vision 2005. Proceedings of the International Congress held between 4 and 7 April in
London, UK (S. 326-330). Elsevier: International Congress Series, Volume 1282.
Heyl, V., Wahl, H.-W. & Mollenkopf, H. (2005). Vision, out-of-home activities, and
environmental well-being in old age: Do macro-contexts make a difference? In S. Jones
& P. MacDonald (Eds.). Vision 2005. Proceedings of the International Congress held
between 4 and 7 April in London, UK (S. 147-151). Elsevier: International Congress
Series, Volume 1282.
Wahl, H.-W. & Oswald (2004). Visual impairment: Psychological implications. In W. E.
Craighead & C. B. Nemeroff (Hrsg.), The Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology
and Behavioral Science (3. Aufl., S. 1027-1028). John Wiley & Sons.
Wahl, H.-W., Heyl, V., Mollenkopf, H., Oswald, F., Schilling, O. & Wetzel, D. (2001).
Vision and outdoor mobility in two German rural settings. In H.-W. Wahl & H.-E.
Schulze (Hrsg.), On the special needs of blind and low vision seniors: Research and
practice concepts (pp. 117-125). Amsterdam: IOS-Press.
Wahl, H.-W. & Tesch-Römer, C. (2001). Aging, sensory loss, and social functioning. In N.
Charness, D. Park & B. Sabel, (Eds.), Aging and communication: Opportunities and
challenges of technology (pp. 108-126). New York: Springer Publ.
Heyl, V., & Wahl, H.-W. (2001). On the long-term psychosocial adaptation to vision loss in
the later years. In H.-W. Wahl & H.-E. Schulze (Hrsg.), On the special needs of blind and
low vision seniors: Research and practice concepts (pp. 77-83). Amsterdam: IOS-Press.
Wahl, H.-W. (2000). Visual impairment: Psychological implications. In A. E. Kazdin (Ed.),
Encyclopedia of psychology (Volume 8, pp. 204-207). New York: American
Psychological Association and Oxford University Press.
Wahl, H.-W. & Oswald, F. (2000). The person/environment perspective of visual impairment.
In B. Silverstone, M. A. Lang, B. Rosenthal & E. Faye (Eds.), The Lighthouse Handbook
on Vision Impairment and Vision Rehabilitation (pp. 1069-1087). New York: Oxford
University Press.
Wahl, H.-W., Tesch-Römer, C. & Rott, C. (2000). Vision and cognitive functioning in old
age. In B. Silverstone, M. A. Lang, B. Rosenthal & E. Faye (Eds.), The Lighthouse
Handbook of Vision Impairment and Vision Rehabilitation (pp. 431-439). New York:
Oxford University Press.
Tesch-Römer, C. & Wahl, H.-W. (2000). Seh- und Höreinbußen [Vision and hearing loss]. In
H.-W. Wahl & C. Tesch-Römer (Eds.), Angewandte Gerontologie in Schlüsselbegriffen
[Applied gerontology in key terms]. (S. 314-318). Stuttgart: Kohlhammer.