Reference : Remembering positive and negative life events: Associations with future time perspect...

	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Sociology & social sciences Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Multidisciplinary, general & others
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/2843

Title :	Remembering positive and negative life events: Associations with future time perspective and functions of autobiographical memory
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Leist, Anja [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE) >]
	Ferring, Dieter [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE) >]
	Filipp, Sigrun-Heide [University of Trier, Trier, Germany]
Publication date :	2010
Journal title :	GeroPsych: Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry
Publisher :	Hogrefe Publishing
Volume :	23
Issue/season :	3
Pages :	137-147
Peer reviewed :	Yes (verified by ORBilu)
ISSN :	1662-9647
e-ISSN :	1662-971X
City :	Bern
Country :	Switzerland
Keywords :	[en] autobiographical memory ; life review ; future time perspective ; distribution of memories across the life span ; reminiscence bump
Abstract :	[en] We examined distributions of remembered negative and positive life events across the lifespan in a sample of adults in middle and old age. Distributions of positive, but not negative, life events showed a significant reminiscence bump, replicating earlier findings. Gender differences occurred with respect to distribution of memories of positive life events of the first four decades of life. Furthermore, we found substantial associations of number and valence of remembered life events with future time perspective and functions of autobiographical memory to create meaning, which remained significant after controlling for age and health. The number and valence of negative and positive life events across the lifespan reflect, to a certain extent, the age and time perspective of the remembering individual.
Funders :	Fonds National de la Recherche - FnR
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/2843
DOI :	10.1024/1662-9647/a000017

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