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Results of the German Aging Survey
Cross-cultural Studies
Friendship, Partners and Widowhood
Clinical Psychogerontology
Meaning in life and well-being
Internal Reports

Stevens, N. L., & Kuin, Y. (2000). In memoriam Prof. dr. Joep Munnichs: Pionier in de psychogerontologie. Tijdschrift voor Gerontologie en Geriatrie, 31, 241-244.

Results of the German Aging Survey
Bode, C. (2003). Individuality and relatedness in middle and late adulthood: A study of women and men in the Netherlands, East-, and West-Germany. Enschede: PrintPartners Ipskamp.

Bode, C., Westerhof, G. J., & Dittmann-Kohli, F. (2001). Selbstvorstellungen über Individualität und Verbundenheit in der zweiten Lebenshälfte. Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 34, 365-375.

Dittmann-Kohli, F., Bode, C., & Westerhof, G. J. (Hrsg.). (2001). Die zweite Lebenshälfte: Psychologische Perspektiven - Ergebnisse des Alters-Survey (Schriftenreihe des Bundesministeriums für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend; Bd. 195). Stuttgart: Kohlhammer. (PDF-file; 2.446kB)

Dittmann-Kohli, F., Kohli, M., Künemund, H., Motel, A., Steinleitner, C., & Westerhof, G. J. (1997). Lebenszusammenhänge, Selbst- und Lebenskonzeptionen: Erhebungsdesign und Instrumente des Alters-Survey. Berlin: Freie Universität.(PDF-file; 10.930kB)

Kuin, Y., Westerhof, G. J., & Dittmann-Kohli, F. (1998). Gezondheid als levensthema in de tweede levenshelft. In P. W. Huijbers & M. M. van Santvoort (Eds.), Ouder Worden ’98 (02.006). Utrecht: Nederlands Instituut voor Gerontologie.

Motel, A., Künemund, H., & Bode, C. (2000). Wohnen und Wohnumfeld älterer Menschen. In Martin Kohli & Harald Künemund (Hrsg,) Die zweite Lebenshälfte - Gesellschaftliche Lage und Partizipation im Spiegel des Alters-Survey (S. 124-175). Opladen: Leske und Budrich.

Steverink, N., Westerhof, G. J., Bode, C., & Dittmann-Kohli, F. (2001). The personal experience of growing old, resources and subjective well-being. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 56B, P364-P373.

Takkinen, S., Westerhof, G. J., & Dittmann-Kohli, F. (in press). Challenges to meaning in life: A comparison in four different age groups in Germany. International Journal of Aging and Human Development. 

Timmer, E.A.G. (2000). Antizipationen von Gewinn, Fortsetzung des Status Quo und Verlust: Eine Untersuchung über persönliche Zukunftsbezüge in der zweiten lebenshälfte. Nijmegen: Nijmegen University Press.

Timmer, E., Bode, C., & Dittmann-Kohli, F. (2003). Expectations of gains in the second half of life: A study of personal conceptions of enrichment in a lifespan perspective. Ageing and Society, 23, 3-24. 

Timmer, E, Steverink, N., & Dittmann-Kohli, F. (2002). Cognitive representations of future gains, maintenance, and losses in the second half of life. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 55, 317-355.

Timmer, E, Steverink, N., Stevens, N., & Dittmann-Kohli, F. (2003). Personal concepts of stability in the second half of life. Journal of Aging Studies, 17, 427-443.

Westerhof, G. J. (2001). “I’m afraid that I’ll loose my job before I retire”: Personal narratives about employment and the social structures of the life course. Hallym International Journal of Aging, 3, 55-79. 

Westerhof, G. J., & Bode, C. (in press). The personal meaning of individuality and relatedness: Gender differences in middle and late adulthood. In S. O. Daatland & S. Biggs (Eds.), Ageing and diversity. Bristol: Policy Press. 

Westerhof, G. J., & Dittmann-Kohli, F. (2000). Work status and the construction of work-related selves. In K. W. Schaie & J. Hendricks (Eds.), Evolution of the aging self (pp. 123-157). New York: Springer. 

Westerhof, G. J., & Dittmann-Kohli, F. (in press). De paradox van het ouder worden: welbevinden, zingeving en aanpassing. In L. Goossens, D. Hutsebaut & K. Verschueren (Eds.), Ontwikkeling over de levensloop. Leuven: Leuven University Press.

Westerhof, G. J., Dittmann-Kohli, F., & Bode, C. (2003). The aging paradox: Towards personal meaning in gerontological theory. In S. Biggs, A. Lowenstein & J. Hendricks (Eds.), The need for theory: Social gerontology for the 21st century (pp. 127-143). Amityville, NY: Baywood. 

Westerhof, G. J., Dittmann-Kohli, F., & Thissen, T. (2001). Beyond life satisfaction: Qualitative and quantitative approaches to judgments about the quality of life. Social Indicators Research, 56, 179-203.

Westerhof, G. J., Kuin, Y., & Dittmann-Kohli, F. (1998). Gesundheit als Lebensthema. Zeitschrift für Klinische Psychologie, 27, 136-142. 

Westerhof, G. J., Barrett, A., & Steverink, N. (2003). Forever young: A comparison of age identities in the United States and Germany. Research on Aging, 25, 366-383. 

Cross-cultural Studies
Katzko, M.W., Steverink, N., Dittmann-Kohli, F., & Rubio Herrera, R. (1998). The self-concept of the elderly: A cross-cultural comparison. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 46, 171-187.

Westerhof, G. J. & Dittmann-Kohli, F. (1997). Zingeving, levensloop en cultuur: Verschillen en overeenkomsten tussen jong en oud in Nederland en Zaire. Medische Antropologie, 9, 115-136.

Westerhof, G. J., Dittmann-Kohli, F., & Katzko, M. (2000). Individualism and collectivism in the personal meaning system of elderly adults: USA and Zaire as an example. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 31, 649-676.

Westerhof, G. J., Katzko, M., Dittmann-Kohli, F., & Hayslip, B. (2001). Life contexts and health-related selves in old age: Perspectives from the United States, India and Zaire. Journal of Aging Studies, 15, 105-126.

Friendship, Partners, and Widowhood
Hartup, W.W. & Stevens, N. (1997). Friendship and adaptation in the life course. Psychological Bulletin, 121, 355-370.

Hartup, W.W. & Stevens, N. (1999). Friendships and adaptation across the life span. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 8(3), 76-79.

Stevens, N.L. (1999). Zin in vriendschap. Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Boom.

Stevens, N.L. (2000). Eenzaamheid op latere leeftijd: Risicofactoren en interventies. In M.T. Vink & A.E.M. Hoosemans (red.), Gevoelens zijn tijdloos: Belevingsgerichte interventies bij ouderen (59-75). Houten: Bohn Stafleu van Loghum.

Stevens, N. (2002). Aanpassing aan het verlies van de partner op latere leeftijd. In J. van den Bout, J. Enklaar, M. Klaasen, E. A. van der Veen, S. Teunissen (Eds.) Sterven, uitvaart en rouw: Handboek voor begeleiding rond de dood. Den Haag: Elsevier 

Stevens, N. (2002). Re-engaging:  New partnerships in widowhood in later life. Aging International, 27 (4), 27-42

Stevens, N.L, & Tilburg, T.G van (2000). Stimulating friendship in later life: A strategy for reducing loneliness in older women. Educational Gerontology, 26, 15-35.

Stevens, N. (2001). Combatting loneliness : A friendship enrichment program for older women. Ageing and Society, 21, 183-202.

Stevens, N., & Westerhof, G. J. (in press). Marriage, social integration and loneliness in the second half of life: A comparison of the Dutch and German men and women. Research on Aging.

Clinical Psychogerontology
Alphen, S.P.J. van, Engelen, G.J.J.A., Kuin, Y., Derksen, J.J.L., van der Staak, C.P.F. (2001). Persoonlijkheidsstoornissen bij ouderen. Drie case-studies. Tijdschrift voor Gerontologie en Geriatrie, 32, 245-251.

Asselt, D. Z. van, Pasman J. W., Van Lier, H. J., Vingerhoets, D. M., Poelse, P. J., Kuin, Y., Blom, H. J. & Hoefnagels, W. H. (2001). Cobalamin Supplementation Improves Cognitive and Cerebral Function in Older, Cobalamin-Deficient Persons. Journals of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 56, M775-M779.

Hout, H. P. J. van, Vernooij-Dassen, M. J. F. J., Hoefnagels, W. H. L., Kuin, Y., & Grol, R. P. T. M. (1999). Use of the Mini Mental Status Examination by GPs to diagnose dementia may be unneccessary. British  Medical Journal, 319, 190.

Hout HP van, Vernooij-Dassen MJ, Hoefnagels WH, Kuin Y, Stalman WA, Moons KG, Grol RP. (2002). Dementia: predictors of diagnostic accuracy and the contribution of diagnostic recommendations. Journal of Family Practice, 51, 693-9.

Hout, H. van, Teunisse, S., Derix, M., Poels, P., Kuin, Y., Vernooij-Dassen, M., Grol, R. & Hoefnagels, W. (2001). CAMDEX: Can it be more efficient? Observational study on the contribution of four screening measures to the diagnosis of dementia by a memory clinic team. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 16, 64-69.

Kuin, Y. (1999). Ouder worden als dynamisch proces: Enkele psychologische aspecten. In C. de Baat & W. Kalk (Eds.), Geriatrische tandheelkunde (pp. 23-31). Houten: Bohn, Stafleu, Van Loghum.

Kuin, Y.  (2000). PG of somatiek? De bijdrage van de psycholoog. In: PG of somatiek?.... de kunst van zorg op maat (24-37). Nijmegen: PAOG-Heyendaal/KUN.

Kuin, Y., & Kok, R. (2001). Depressie bij dementie. In A. M. Pot, P. Broek & R. Kok (Eds.), Gedrag van slag: Gedragsproblemen bij ouderen met cognitieve stoornissen (pp.117-123). Houten: Bohn Stafleu VanLoghum.

Teunisse, R. J., Cruysberg, J. R., Hoefnagels, W. H., Kuin, Y., Verbeek, A. L., & Zitman, F. G. (1999). Social and psychological characteristics of elderly visually handicapped patients with the Charles Bonnet Syndrome. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 40, 315-319.

Meaning in life and well-being (other than German Aging Survey)
Dittmann-Kohli, F., & Westerhof, G. J. (1997). The SELE-sentence completion questionnaire: A new instrument for the assessment of personal meaning in research on aging. Anuario de Psicologia, 73, 7-18.

Dittmann-Kohli, F., & Westerhof, G.J. (1998). Zingeving en Levensloop: Een algemene inleiding [Meaning in life and the life course: An introduction]. In P. W. Huijbers & M. M. van Santvoort (Eds.), Ouder Worden ’98 (02.004). Utrecht: Nederlands Instituut voor Gerontologie.

Dittmann-Kohli, F., & Westerhof, G. J. (2000). The personal meaning system in a life span perspective. G. T. Reker & K. Chamberlain (Eds.), Exploring existential meaning: Optimizing human development across the life span (pp. 107-123). Thousand Oaks, Ca.: Sage. 

Gerritsen, D., Kuin, Y., & Steverink, N. (2004).Personal experience of aging in the children of a parent with dementia. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 58, 147-165.

Kuin, Y. (2000). Zingeving, levensloop en ingrijpende oorlogservaringen: Een oriëntatie. Icodo-Info, 17 (4), 6-14.

Martin, M., & Westerhof, G. J. (2003). Do you need to have them or should you believe you have them? Resources, their appraisal and well-being in adulthood. Journal of Adult Development, 10, 99-112.

Ormel, J., Lindenberg, S., Steverink, N., & Verbrugge, L.M. (1999). Subjective well-being and social production functions. Social Indicators Research, 46, 61-90.

Selm, M. van. (1998). Meaninglessness in the second half of life. Nijmegen: University of Nijmegen Press. 

Selm, M. van, & Dittmann-Kohli, F. (1998). Meaninglessness in the second half of life: The development of a construct. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 47, 81-104.

Selm, M. van & Stevens, N. (1999). Zingeving en zinvermindering in de tweede levenshelft. In M. van Kalmthout & C. van der Staak, Zorg voor het goede leven (p. 99-111). Houten: Bohn Van Loghum Slaterus.

Steverink, N., Lindenberg, S., Ormel, J. (1998). Towards understanding successful ageing: patterned change in resources and goals. Ageing and Society, 18, 441-467.

Westerhof, G. J., & Kuin, Y. (2002). Zingeving en ouder worden. In J.J.F. Schroots (Ed.), Handboek Psychologie van de Volwassen Ontwikkeling en Veroudering (pp. 301-317). Assen: Van Gorcum.

Westerhof, G. J., Bohlmeyer, E., Valenkamp, M. W. (in press). In search of meaning: A pilot evaluation of a reminiscence program for older persons. Educational Gerontology. 

Internal Reports
Bode, C. (1999). Coding scheme for independent and interdependent self-descriptions. Nijmegen: University of Nijmegen.

Bode, C., Westerhof, G. J., & Dittmann-Kohli, F. (1998). Codierschema für das SELE-Instrument. Internal Report, University of Nijmegen. 

Steverink, N., Bode, C., Westerhof, G. J., & Dittmann-Kohli, F. (2000). Het meten van de beleving van het ouder worden. Report Department of Psychogerontology, University Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Westerhof, G. J., & Bode, C. (1999). Handleiding en beknopt codeschema voor het SELE-instrument. Report Department of Psychogerontology, University Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Laatste aanpassing: 7 januari 2003