Open AccessAssistive Device Use in Visually Impaired Older Adults: Role of Control Beliefs
Author(s) -
Stefanie Becker,
HansWerner Wahl,
Oliver Schilling,
David Burmedi
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
the gerontologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1758-5341
pISSN - 0016-9013
DOI - 10.1093/geront/45.6.739
Subject(s) - bivariate analysis , control (management) , psychology , assistive device , variance (accounting) , developmental psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , gerontology , medicine , computer science , statistics , artificial intelligence , mathematics , business , accounting
We investigate whether psychological control, conceptually framed within the life-span theory of control by Heckhausen and Schulz, drives assistive device use in visually impaired elders. In particular, we expect the two primary control modes differentiated in the life-span theory of control (i.e., selective primary and compensatory primary control) to be positively related to assistive device use. We present cross-sectional as well as repeated measures analyses.
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