One-year stability in life story chapters and memories among emerging, middle-aged, and older adults

摘要: Abstract We examined 1-year stability of life story chapters and memories. In addition, we age differences in stability. At baseline 1 year later, 70 emerging, 60 middle-aged, 59 older participants described up to 10 memories (in counterbalanced order). Participants self-rated chapters/memories on emotional tone, self-change connections, self-stability connections. Chapters/memories were content coded for between time 1 2 tone. Chapters significantly more stable than However, there no significant regarding associated found few The results suggest that may play a central role the narrative identity.