Autobiographical reasoning in life narratives buffers the effect of biographical disruptions on the sense of self-continuity

Memory

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 664-674

  Habermas, Tilmann ^a   Köber, Christin ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autobiographical reasoning; Autonoetic consciousness; Life story; Personal identity; Self continuity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RECALL; SELF CONCEPT; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MENTAL RECALL; NARRATION; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928205681     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2014.920885     Document Type: Article

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