Functions of Memory Sharing and Mother-Child Reminiscing Behaviors: Individual and Cultural Variations

Autor/inn/en	Kulkofsky, Sarah; Wang, Qi; Koh, Jessie Bee Kim
Titel	Functions of Memory Sharing and Mother-Child Reminiscing Behaviors: Individual and Cultural Variations
Quelle	In: Journal of Cognition and Development, 10 (2009) 1-2, S.92-114 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1524-8372
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Mothers; Parent Child Relationship; Memory; Sharing Behavior; Language Styles; Cultural Differences; Cultural Context; Parent Attitudes; Intimacy; Attachment Behavior; Expectation; Behavior Modification; China; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Mother; Mutter; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Gedächtnis; Sprachstil; Kultureller Unterschied; Elternverhalten; Intimität; Attachment; Bindungsverhalten; Expectancy; Erwartung; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; USA
Abstract	This study examined maternal beliefs about the functions of memory sharing and the relations between these beliefs and mother-child reminiscing behaviors in a cross-cultural context. Sixty-three European American and 47 Chinese mothers completed an open-ended questionnaire concerning their beliefs about the functions of parent-child memory sharing. They also engaged in a joint-reminiscing task with their child. European American mothers were more likely than Chinese mothers to report social (conversational and relationship maintenance) and teaching/problem solving functions. In addition, conversational functions were associated with increased maternal elaborativeness and evaluations during reminiscing, independent of culture. Results are discussed in light of the functional and cultural contexts of early autobiographical memory development. (Contains 3 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10