Early memories in young adults from separated and non-separated families

Memory

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1082-1102

  Artioli, Federica ^a   Reese, Elaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Childhood amnesia; Earliest memories; Parental separation; Social interaction theory; Transitions

Indexed keywords

DIVORCE; EPISODIC MEMORY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SIBLING; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ANXIETY, SEPARATION; DIVORCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIBLINGS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908476795     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2013.868907     Document Type: Article

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