APS
2023 APS Annual Convention · 2023
Vicarious Bump: Older Adults' Memories about Their Children's Lives Reveal Reminiscence Bump
- Caglayan Ozdemir
University of New Hampshire - Morgan Thomas
University of New Hampshire - Michelle Leichtman
University of New Hampshire - David Pillemer
University of New Hampshire
Abstract
Vicarious memories are people's recollections of others' life experiences. We investigated life-span distributions, contents, and qualities of older parents' vicarious memories about their children and compared them to the personal memories they shared with their children. We found reminiscence bumps for both memory types, with largely overlapping themes and qualities.
Memory
