Meaning making, uncertainty reduction, and the functions of autobiographical memory: A relational framework

Review of General Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 204-211

  Olivares, Orlando J ^a  

^a BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Existentialism; Meaning making; Relational coherence; Uncertainty reduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956496420     PISSN: 10892680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020469     Document Type: Article

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