Narrative Interaction in Family Dinnertime Conversations

• Published in: Merrill-Palmer Quarterly Vol. 55; no. 4; pp. 488 - 515
• Main Authors: Bohanek, Jennifer G., Fivush, Robyn, Zaman, Widaad, Lepore, Caitlin E., Merchant, Shela, Duke, Marshall P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wayne State University Press 01.10.2009
• Subjects: Adjustment (Psychology) in children; Behavior Problems; Check Lists; Child Behavior; Child Behavior Checklist; Children; Children & youth; Communication (Thought Transfer); Conversation; Dining tables; Dinners; Domestic relations; Families & family life; Family (Sociological Unit); Family members; Family Relationship; Fathers; Interaction; Interpersonal Communication; Language Skills; Memory; Mothers; Narratives; Parent Role; Parents; Parents & parenting; Preschool children; Psychological aspects; Recall (Psychology); Self concept; Self Efficacy; Self esteem; Speech Communication; Well Being; Wellbeing; United States; North Carolina; United States > US

Reminiscing has been shown to be a critical conversational context for the development of autobiographical memory, self-concept, and emotional regulation (for a review, see Fivush, Haden, & Reese, 2006). Although much past research has examined reminiscing between mothers and their preschool chi...