Mother, Father, and I: A Cross-Cultural Investigation of Adolescents’ Intergenerational Narratives and Well-Being

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Mother, Father, and I: A Cross-Cultural Investigation of Adolescents’ Intergenerational Narratives and Well-Being

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University of Otago

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Otago University Research Archive

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Cultural differences in autobiographical memories are linked to differences in self-understanding and well-being. This study investigated how vicarious memories of family events, expressed in intergenerational narratives, are also important for well-being. New Zealand adolescents (N=263) from three cultural groups (Chinese, Māori, and European; 12–21 years) told narratives about their mothers’ and fathers’ childhood. Narratives were coded for event valence, topic, thematic coherence, subjecti...

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Research paper

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Scholarly text / Journal article

Date created

2021-03

Creator

Chen, Yan / Cullen, Ella / Fivush, Robyn / Wang, Qi / Reese, Elaine

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10523/21977

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Adolescence / Culture / Identity / Intergenerational narratives / Well-being

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