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Attachment styles, reminiscence functions, and happiness in young and elderly adults
Author(s)Jeffrey Dean Webster
Journal titleJournal of Aging Studies, vol 12, no 3, Fall 1998
Pagespp 315-330
KeywordsPersonal relationships ; Memory and Reminiscence ; Well being ; Older people ; Young adults [20-25] ; United States of America.
AnnotationAttachment behaviour may play an important role over the entire life course, yet, attachment research has so far tended to ignore older adults. In this study, 99 community-dwelling older adults (mean age 65.9 years) and 96 younger adults (mean age 22.5 years) completed a measure of attachment styles using the Relationship Questionnaire (RQ), reminiscence functions using the Reminiscence Functions Scale (RFS), and happiness using the Memorial University of Newfoundland Scale of Happiness (MUNSH). Results indicated a main effect for both age and attachment style on happiness. Six of eight reminiscence functions were significantly correlated with the MUNSH. Attachment style predicted reminiscence functions for four or eight RFS factors. (AKM).
Accession NumberCPA-981118406 A
ClassmarkDS: DB: D:F:5HH: B: SD6: 7T

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