Adaptation to Disability Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults
The Role of Assimilative and Accommodative Coping
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12441963 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kathrin Boerner (0000-0002-6591-9371, Lighthouse Guild, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | P35-P42 |
| Publication date | 2004-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journals of Gerontology Series B (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1079-5014 • E-ISSN: 1758-5368 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/geronb/59.1.p35 |
| PMID | 14722337 |
| OpenAlex | W2115318577 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 28 |
| References cited | 23 |
The purpose of this study was to investigate the links among coping, disability, and mental health among adults who are confronted with age-related vision loss. Drawing on the model of assimilative and accommodative coping (e.g., Brandtstädter, 1999), hierarchical regressions were designed to examine the effects of coping and disability on mental health. Participants were 55 middle-aged and 52 older adults who had been recruited from a community-based rehabilitation agency. Findings demonstrate a critical role of accommodative coping for adaptation, with beneficial effects on mental health that were more pronounced in the case of high disability for younger participants. Finally, findings suggest that dealing with disability may pose more of a mental health risk in middle than in late adulthood
Accommodation · Coping (psychology · Developmental psychology · Mental health · Middle age · Multilevel model · Psychiatry · Aging and Gerontology Research · Elder Abuse and Neglect · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Gerontology · Rehabilitation
Coping flexibility and psychological adjustment to stressful life changes
Improvement/Maintenance and Reorientation as Central Features of Coping with Major Life Change and Loss
Applied Developmental Science
A motivational theory of life-span development.
Developmental Regulation and Awareness of Age-Related Change
Activity Limitations, Use of Assistive Devices or Personal Help, and Well-Being
The many faces of hedonic adaptation
Examining goal re-engagement as a mediator of longitudinal associations between awareness of age-related change and vitality in midlife and older adulthood
The development and initial psychometric evaluation of the Centrality of Loss Scale (CLS) in a national sample of bereaved adults from Poland
Entrusting dreams to someone else
Letting nature take its course
Variations in subjective well-being when ‘aging in place’ — A matter of acceptance, predictability and control
Negotiations of vulnerability in aging with vision impairment
Managing Sexual Difficulties
Gender Differences in the Association between Physical Inactivity and Mental-Health Conditions in People with Vision or Hearing Impairment
The role of flexible goal adjustment in the effect of informal caregiving on depressive symptoms
Sustainable livelihoods framework of visually impaired people
The Effects of Developing a Dual Sensory Loss on Depression in Older Adults
Coping With Chronic Pain Among Younger, Middle-Aged, and Older Adults Living With Neurological Injury and Disease
Goal Pursuit, Goal Adjustment, and Pain in Middle-Aged Adults Aging With Physical Disability
The relationship between family-work conflict and spousal aggression during the Covid-19 pandemic
Trajectories of Impairment, Social Support, and Depressive Symptoms in Later Life
Mobility Limitation and Changes in Personal Goals Among Older Women
Coping with life’s finitude
The relationship between coping, self-esteem and health on outdoor walking ability among older adults in Norway
Correlates and Predictors of Well-being in Montreal
How Does Functional Disability Affect Depressive Symptoms in Late Life? The Role of Perceived Social Support and Psychological Resources
Age and the role of restricted activities in adjustment to disability-related pain
The CES-D Scale
The Aging Self
Effects of Positive and Negative Support Received and Provided on Adaptation to Chronic Visual Impairment
Two Shorter Forms of the CES-D Depression Symptoms Index
The Importance of Friendship and Family Support in Adaptation to Chronic Vision Impairment
The Relationship between Chronic Illness and Depression in a Community of Urban Black Elderly Persons
The Life-Course Dynamics of Goal Pursuit and Goal Adjustment
Developmental regulation across adulthood
Gains and losses in development throughout adulthood as perceived by different adult age groups
Adaptation and the Life Cycle
Situational coping and coping dispositions in a stressful transaction
| Unique citing works | 28 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,27 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2026 (23) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 26 |