Maternal Reminiscing Style: The Sociocultural Construction of Autobiographical Memory Across Childhood and Adolescence

Abstract

This chapter presents a sociocultural model of the development of autobiographical memory. Specifically, autobiographical memories are memories of the self engaging in past activities and, as such, provide a sense of self continuity and coherence across time. The chapter focuses on the ways in which children are drawn into this kind of personal remembering within family contexts, and how these parent—child co—constructed narratives about the past form the basis of children's developing autobiographical memories. The chapter discusses two critical developmental points, the preschool years when autobiographical memories emerge, and adolescence, when autobiographical memories coalesce into a life narrative. It shows that how individual differences in maternal reminiscing style are related to children's developing autobiographical memory. The chapter also shows that how maternal reminiscing style is related to developing self-concept, both in terms of a concept of self/identity and in terms of self-esteem and well-being.

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