Childhood memory and self-description in young Chinese adults: the impact of growing up an only child.

作者: Qi Wang , Michelle D Leichtman , Sheldon H White

DOI: 10.1016/S0010-0277(98)00061-4

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摘要: Abstract This study examined the relationship between self-description and childhood memory in 255 Chinese young adults. Ninety-nine participants were from only child families 156 had siblings. All completed two questionnaires: a version of Twenty Statements Test Kuhn McPartland (Kuhn, M.H., McPartland, T.S., 1954. An empirical investigation self-attitudes. American Sociological Review 19, 68–76) eliciting self-descriptions, an instrument asking for earliest other memories. Based on theories positing autobiography organization self, we predicted differences both measures only- sibling-child participants. Findings indicated that compared with sibling children, children more private fewer collective earlier first memories, specific self-focused In addition, autobiographical influenced by cohort, gender, preschool attendance, urban/rural family effects. are discussed terms literature autobiography, self China.

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