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| Personality traits and existential concerns as predictors of the functions of reminiscence in older adults | | Author(s) | Philippe Cappeliez, Norm O'Rourke |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 57B, no 2, March 2002 |
| Pages | pp P116-P123 |
| Keywords | Personality ; Memory and Reminiscence ; Correlation ; Canada. |
| Annotation | The extent to which personality and existential constructs predict the frequency of reminiscence in general and its various functions in particular is examined. 89 older Canadians (age range 57-92) completed the NEO-Five Factor Inventory, the Life-Attitude Profile - Revised, and the Reminiscence Functions Scale. Neuroticism predicted total reminiscence frequency, as well as reminiscence for self-understanding and ruminating about a negative past. Extroversion predicted total reminiscence frequency, as well as reminiscence for general stimulation, conversation, and maintaining memories of departed loved ones. Openness to experience predicted total reminiscence frequency, and reminiscence for considering life, meaning and death. Existential concerns - particularly low desire to seek new challenges - added significant additional predictive power for total reminiscence frequency, and for such uses as generating stimulation, preparing for death, and ruminating about the past. The discussion draws on the implications of the finding that the combination of personality traits and existential concerns predicted the overall reminiscence frequency together with the interpersonal functions of reminiscence. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020614202 A |
| Classmark | DK: DB: 49: 7S |
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