The Development of Narrative Identity in Late Adolescence and Emergent Adulthood: The Continued Importance of Listeners

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 558-574

  Pasupathi, Monisha ^a   Hoyt, Timothy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

autobiographical memory development; narrative identity development; parent child reminiscing; social construction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; SELF CONCEPT; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ATTENTION; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; NARRATION; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63149114359     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014431     Document Type: Article

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