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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2019.17.3.313

Themes of self-esteem memories in female adults: Achievement or relationship  

Kim, Youngkyoung (Dept. of Psychology, Chungbuk National University)
Goh, Jinkyung (Dept. of Counseling Psychology, Soongsil Cyber University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.17, no.3, 2019 , pp. 313-321 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study investigated the themes of self-esteem memories in female adults. Self-esteem memories mean memories that are focused on evaluations of the self and the themes of them are classified as achievement or social relationship. Eighteen young adults(M=21.56), fifteen middle aged adults(M=54.13), and twenty older adults(M=74.35), totally fifty three female adults participated. They recalled 4 positive and 4 negative self-esteem memories respectively. The results showed that memories of positive and negative self-worth frequently focused on relationship themes, and this tendency was significant in positive memory of young adults and negative memory of middle aged adults. This suggests that social relationship is a dominant cultural value in Korea. Links between interpersonal relationship and positive/negative self-esteem memories are explained by culture, gender and developmental tasks. Further researches about the differences by sex and life scripts in the content of self-esteem memories are needed.
Keywords
Autobiographical memory; Self-esteem; Achievement; Relationship; Female adults; Cultural context;
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