ISSN:
1069-3971
Language:
English
Titel der Quelle:
Cross-cultural research : the journal of comparative social science : official journal of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research
Publ. der Quelle:
Thousand Oaks, Calif. [u.a.] : Sage Periodicals Press
Angaben zur Quelle:
Vol. 51, No. 4 (2017), p. 360-387
DDC:
150
Abstract:
Theorists in autobiographical memory (AM) studies generally agree that AMs serve three kinds of broad functions: self-related, social, and directive functions. Although these kinds of functions are probably universal, gender and country variations are expected. The study investigates perceived use of AMs in everyday life. Male and female Danish and Spanish college students were asked to carry a diary and report a sample of naturally occurring instances of AMs. Participants were asked to assess their memories in terms of perceived functions. Results showed some country differences that were consistent with the characterization of Danish and Spanish samples in terms of individualism–collectivism. Some gender differences were also found. These differences, in contrast to our expectations, were limited to the Danes. To interpret it, two main lines of reasoning were proposed. The first was concerned with changes in gender ideology in Spain in the last decades. According to the second, these analyses may lead us to expand the number of broad categories as well as the variety of specific uses of AMs in everyday activities.
Note:
Copyright: © 2017 SAGE Publications
DOI:
10.1177/1069397116685783
URL:
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1069397116685783
URL:
https://search.proquest.com/docview/1936046343
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