Autobiographical Memory

The life story gives us our sense of identity: a narrative coherence that integrates our past experiences with our present concerns and future goals. All of the articles in this special issue take this storied nature of identity as an explicit or implicit starting point: They all focus on how individuals remember, interpret, and create narratives of the events of their lives.

New Perspectives on Autobiographical Memory: The Integration of Narrative Processing and Autobiographical Reasoning
Pages 91–99
Singer, Jefferson A.; Bluck, Susan

The Psychology of Life Stories
Pages 100–122
McAdams, Dan P.

Momentous Events and the Life Story
Pages 123–134
Pillemer, David B.

Extending the Study of Autobiographical Memory: Thinking Back About Life Across the Life Span
Pages 135–147
Bluck, Susan; Habermas, Tilmann

Life Reflection: A Social–Cognitive Analysis of Life Review
Pages 148–160
Staudinger, Ursula M.