Reasoning about the self in positive and negative ways: Relationship to psychological functioning in young adulthood

Memory

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 10-26

  Banks, Megan V ^a   Salmon, Karen ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Autobiographical reasoning; Meaning making; Narrative; Psychological well being; Young adulthood

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873680648     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2012.707213     Document Type: Article

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