In the life story, autobiographical remembering and self-understanding are combined to
create a coherent account of one's past. A gap is demonstrated between developmental …

A selective literature review of publications on life review generated ideas on
implementation, theory, research, and therapy. The review begins by differentiating life …

This paper explores the phenomenon of attachment to place in old age. Three
complementary dimensions of attachment—physical, social and autobiographical …

Two studies explored relations between positive reminiscing and emotional experience–a
survey of naturally occurring reminiscence (Study 1) and a field experiment testing the …

First, and most important, is the devel-opment of constructs and models that represent
processes of family adaptation and change over time; the timing, arrangement, and duration …

This research introduces the Reminiscence Functions Scale (RFS), a 43-item questionnaire
that can be used to assess reminiscence functions over the lifecourse. Adults (710) ranging …

Current work on autobiographical memory does not take the term autobiographical seriously
enough. Doing so requires taking not just single events, but the whole life and its coherence …

To resolve the controversy regarding the adaptive benefits of reminiscence, the study was
conducted to investigate what types of reminiscence are associated with successful aging …

Aim To assess the effectiveness of reminiscence and life review on late‐life depression
across different target groups and treatment modalities. Method Twenty controlled outcome …

" Guided autobiography," write the authors," is ideally suited to foster in the older adult a
belief that his or her life is meaningful and something of which to be proud." This book helps …