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Individuals’ Self-Defining Memories As Reflecting Their Strength and Weaknesses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2017

Limor Goldner  and
Miri Scharf
Limor Goldner*
Affiliation:
Graduate School of Creative Arts Therapies, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Israel
Miri Scharf
Affiliation:
Department of Counseling and Human Development, Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Israel
*
address for correspondence: Limor Goldner, PhD, Graduate School of Creative Art Therapies, University of Haifa, 199 Aba Chushi 199 Ave, Mount Carmel, Haifa 3498839, Israel. Email: limor.goldner@gmail.com
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Abstract

The associations between attachment orientations, temperament, resilience, and various dimensions of self-defining memories were examined in 83 female Israeli adolescents and young adults. Resiliency and positive temperament were associated with positive qualities of memories, whereas negative emotionality and reactivity were associated with poor recollection quality. Lower levels of fearful attachment orientation were associated with interpersonal memories and mixed emotions in memories, and a profound-distrust attachment orientation was associated with life-threatening memories. The study highlights the contribution of these qualities to recollections and underscores the contribution to theory and practical implications.

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autobiographical memoriesself-defining memoriesattachment securitytemperamentresiliency
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Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools , Volume 27 , Issue 2 , December 2017 , pp. 153 - 167
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