Anna R. Alyusheva and Veronika V. Nourkova
Identity Formation and Autobiographical Memory Two Interrelated Concepts of Development
1102 - 1105
2012
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International Journal of Psychological and Behavioral Sciences
https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9359
https://publications.waset.org/vol/66
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
The aim of the present paper is to investigate the
interdependency among egoidentity status, autobiographical memory
and cultural life story schema. The study shows considerable
differences between autobiographical memory characteristics and
“family script", which is typical for participants (adolescents, M age
years 17.84, SD 1.18, N 58), with different egoidentity
statuses. Participants with diffused egoidentity status recalled fewer
autobiographical memories. Additionally, this group of participants
recalled fewer events from their parents life. Participants with
moratorium egoidentity status dated their first recollections to a later
age than others, and recalled fewer memories relating to their
childhood. Participants with achieved identity status recalled more
selfdefining memories and events from their parents life. They used
more functions from the autobiographical memory. There werent
any significant differences between the foreclosed identity status
group and the others. These findings support the idea of a
bidirectional relation between culture, memory and self.
Open Science Index 66, 2012