PREDICTORS OF REMINISCENCE - A LIFE-SPAN PERSPECTIVE

被引:45
作者
WEBSTER, JD
机构
来源
CANADIAN JOURNAL ON AGING-REVUE CANADIENNE DU VIEILLISSEMENT | 1994年 / 13卷 / 01期
关键词
ADOLESCENTS; ADULTHOOD; AGING; PERSONALITY; DEVELOPMENT;
D O I
10.1017/S0714980800006565
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;
摘要
Age (18-81 years), sex, and personality (Extraversion, Neuroticism, Openness to Experience) variables were used as predictors of four dimensions of reminiscence behaviour. Contrary to theoretical assumptions, age did not predict reminiscence frequency. Neither were there age differences in terms of emotional tone or philosophical content of reminiscence. Memory remoteness, however, was predicted by age. Personality traits, in contrast, were significant predictors for all four reminiscence dimensions. Finally, sex predicted reminiscence frequency. The results are discussed from a lifespan perspective.
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