We examined the role of self-relevance in older and younger adults' evaluations of
remembered events. In Study 1, participants rated the positivity of their own positive …

Objectives. Two studies examined the extent to which the age-related positivity effect in
autobiographical recall is the result of age differences in appraisal and memory. Methods. In …

The present study investigated autobiographical memories of younger, middle-aged and
older adults for the events that made them the happiest and the saddest in their lives …

An autobiographical memory task was used to study memory processes and depression in
elderly individuals. Twenty-seven nondepressed and twenty-seven depressed elderly …

This study examined whether older adults recollect autobiographical memories of negative
events so as to minimize unpleasant emotions to a greater extent than do younger adults. A …

The authors investigated age-related differences in phenomenal characteristics of
autobiographical memories for positive, negative, and neutral events. Younger and older …

Three studies examined the self-enhancement function of autobiographical memory
(measured with subjective temporal distance of memories). Participants recalled a memory …

In 2 experiments we assessed younger and older adults' ability to remember contextual
information about an event. Each experiment examined memory for 3 different types of …

Few studies have compared the phenomenological properties of younger and older adults'
memories for emotional events. Some studies suggest that younger adults remember …

This study investigated whether the age-related positivity effect strengthens specific event
details in autobiographical memory. Participants retrieved past events or imagined future …