Emotional reminiscing and the development of an autobiographical self

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 613-626

  Bird, Amy ^a,b   Reese, Elaine ^b  

^a AUCKLAND DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Autobiographical memory; Emotion; Parent child conversations; Self

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; CONTROL; EGO DEVELOPMENT; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECALL; SELF CONCEPT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 33746368658     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.42.4.613     Document Type: Article

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