Reminiscing in the early years: Patterns of maternal elaborativeness and children's remembering

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 118-130

  Haden, Catherine A ^a,d   Ornstein, Peter A ^b   Rudek, David J ^c   Cameron, Danielle ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c AURORA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autobiographical memory; Longitudinal; Mother child communication; Reminiscence

Indexed keywords

EID: 62149090210     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025408098038     Document Type: Article

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