Training mothers in elaborative reminiscing enhances children's autobiographical memory and narrative

Child Development

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1153-1170

  Reese, Elaine ^a   Newcombe, Rhiannon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE EVENT; LONG TERM MEMORY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; NARRATION; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 34547216384     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2007.01058.x     Document Type: Article

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