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Preferred term

narrative coherence  

Definition

  • “a coherent personal narrative is one that makes sense to a naïve listener—not just in terms of understanding when, where, and what event took place but also with respect to understanding the meaning of that event to the narrator.“ (Reese et al., 2011, p. 465).

Synonym(s)

  • autobiographical memory coherence
  • coherent autobiographical memory

Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Reese, E., Haden, C. A., Baker-Ward, L., Bauer, P., Fivush, R., & Ornstein, P. A. (2011). Coherence of personal narratives across the lifespan : A multidimensional model and coding method. Journal of Cognition and Development, 12(4), 424‑462. https://doi.org/10.1080/15248372.2011.587854

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

In other languages

  • French

  • cohérence de la mémoire autobiographique
  • cohérence des souvenirs autobiographiques
  • récit personnel cohérent

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-M498R5ZB-4

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