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Social Factors in the Development of Autobiographical Memory: The State of the Art
Author(s) -
Reese Elaine
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
social development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.078
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1467-9507
pISSN - 0961-205X
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9507.00190
Subject(s) - autobiographical memory , psychology , socialization , developmental psychology , attachment theory , style (visual arts) , cognitive psychology , cognition , childhood memory , theory of mind , childhood amnesia , episodic memory , recall , archaeology , neuroscience , history
This review addresses theory and research on the role of self understanding, language, theory of mind, attachment security, and parental style in children’s autobiographical memory development. Social‐cognitive factors appear to interact with parental style in producing children’s first verbal memories. Emotional factors, such as attachment security, may also prove to be critical for the socialization of life histories. Further longitudinal studies will be necessary to examine individual differences in the growth of this complex and multiply determined skill.