The self and other selves in autobiographical memories of important life events in Mexico, Greenland, China, Denmark and the United States
Autobiographical memory and personal life stories are generally about the self (e.g., Wilson & Ross, 2003). However, they also feature memories of someone else’s life, either as vicarious memories (Pil- lemer, Steiner, Kuwabara, Thomsen & Svob, 2015), reported events (Larsen & Plunkett,...
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ftuniaarhuspubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/589a07ff-f7b0-4183-9ae9-cb28751405d4 2024-04-14T08:12:28+00:00 The self and other selves in autobiographical memories of important life events in Mexico, Greenland, China, Denmark and the United States Zaragoza Scherman, Alejandra Salgado, Sinué Shao, Zhifang Berntsen, Dorthe 2020-11-18 https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/589a07ff-f7b0-4183-9ae9-cb28751405d4 eng eng https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/589a07ff-f7b0-4183-9ae9-cb28751405d4 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Zaragoza Scherman , A , Salgado , S , Shao , Z & Berntsen , D 2020 , ' The self and other selves in autobiographical memories of important life events in Mexico, Greenland, China, Denmark and the United States ' , CON AMORE 2020 Celebration Symposium: Ten years as a DNRF Center of Excellence , Aarhus , Denmark , 18/11/2020 . conferenceObject 2020 ftuniaarhuspubl 2024-03-21T15:30:39Z Autobiographical memory and personal life stories are generally about the self (e.g., Wilson & Ross, 2003). However, they also feature memories of someone else’s life, either as vicarious memories (Pil- lemer, Steiner, Kuwabara, Thomsen & Svob, 2015), reported events (Larsen & Plunkett, 1987), or as memories of events we witnessed oth- ers experience. Sometimes, those memories can become an impor- tant part of our own personal life stories, illuminating the role that other selves play in remembering our personal past. Culture might influence how individuals incorporate others into their personal life story. In this cross-cultural study, we examined the extent to which memories of important life story events refer to the individual self (e.g., I moved to Japan) and other selves (e.g., My child graduated from college). Conference Object Greenland Aarhus University: Research Greenland Thomsen ENVELOPE(-66.232,-66.232,-65.794,-65.794) |
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Autobiographical memory and personal life stories are generally about the self (e.g., Wilson & Ross, 2003). However, they also feature memories of someone else’s life, either as vicarious memories (Pil- lemer, Steiner, Kuwabara, Thomsen & Svob, 2015), reported events (Larsen & Plunkett, 1987), or as memories of events we witnessed oth- ers experience. Sometimes, those memories can become an impor- tant part of our own personal life stories, illuminating the role that other selves play in remembering our personal past. Culture might influence how individuals incorporate others into their personal life story. In this cross-cultural study, we examined the extent to which memories of important life story events refer to the individual self (e.g., I moved to Japan) and other selves (e.g., My child graduated from college). |
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The self and other selves in autobiographical memories of important life events in Mexico, Greenland, China, Denmark and the United States |
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The self and other selves in autobiographical memories of important life events in Mexico, Greenland, China, Denmark and the United States |
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The self and other selves in autobiographical memories of important life events in Mexico, Greenland, China, Denmark and the United States |
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The self and other selves in autobiographical memories of important life events in Mexico, Greenland, China, Denmark and the United States |
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The self and other selves in autobiographical memories of important life events in Mexico, Greenland, China, Denmark and the United States |
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self and other selves in autobiographical memories of important life events in mexico, greenland, china, denmark and the united states |
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Zaragoza Scherman , A , Salgado , S , Shao , Z & Berntsen , D 2020 , ' The self and other selves in autobiographical memories of important life events in Mexico, Greenland, China, Denmark and the United States ' , CON AMORE 2020 Celebration Symposium: Ten years as a DNRF Center of Excellence , Aarhus , Denmark , 18/11/2020 . |
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