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Predictors of reminiscence
— a lifespan perspective | | Author(s) | Jeffrey Dean Webster |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 13, no 1, Spring 1994 |
| Pages | pp 66-78 |
| Keywords | Memory and Reminiscence ; Life span ; Mental health [elderly] ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Age (18-81 years), sex and personality (extroversion, neuroticism, openness to experience) variables were used as predictors for four dimensions of reminiscence behaviour. Contrary to theoretical assumptions, age did not predict reminiscence frequency. Neither were there age differences in terms of emotional tone or philosophical content of reminiscence. Memory remoteness, however, was predicted by age. Personality traits, in contrast, were significant predictors for all four reminiscence dimensions. Finally, sex predicted reminiscence frequency, with women tending to reminisce more frequently. The results are discussed from a lifespan perspective. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-970821226 A |
| Classmark | DB: BG6: D: 7S |
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