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Greater Sharing of Child Autobiographical Memories at Age 4 Anticipates Decreasing Parent Elaborations at Age 6

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The present study examined longitudinal bidirectional associations from ages 4–6 between parent elaborations and child autobiographical memories in a parent-child reminiscing context. Danish-speaking parent-child dyads ( N = 179) participated twice in a shared reminiscing task, when children were, on average, 4.2 and 6.3 years old. Video recordings were transcribed and coded for parent elaborative utterances and child autobiographical memories. Dyadic analyses indicated that greater sharing of autobiographical memories at age 4 anticipated decreases in parent elaborations from age 4–6. Contrary to the hypothesis, parent elaborations at age 4 did not anticipate changes in child autobiographical memories from age 4–6.

Source: Cognitive Development

DOI: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2025.101592

Authors: R.P. Svane, F. Trecca, A. Højen, D. Bleses, B. Laursen

Institutions: Aarhus University, Florida Atlantic University

Language: English

Topic: Child and Animal Learning Development

Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,290

Funder: TrygFonden