Browsing by Subject "Self-defining memories"

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    Phenomenological variables of autobiographical memory narratives associated with healthy habits in children
    (Universidad de Murcia. Servicio de Publicaciones, 2023) Aguilar Córcoles, María José; Navarro Bravo, Beatriz; Esparcia Moreno, Mercedes; Latorre Postigo, José Miguel; Ricarte Trives, Jorge Javier
    Different studies relateself-defining memories (SDM) to psy-chological well-being and health. This study aims toanalyse the relation be-tween the phenomenological variables (e.g., emotional intensity, vividness etc.) involved in self-defining memories associated with health (HSDMs) and healthy habits in 262 children aged between 9 and 13 years. Partici-pants’ eating habits and physical activity events are associated with the emotionality of their HSDMs. Most of the HSDMs were declared to be experienced with their family members, and greater importance was at-tributed to those memories related to mothers. Significant features of re-trieved HSDM can be detected from construction of autobiographical memories supporting the development of a robust healthy self in children. As such, families and schools should facilitate life experiences that lead to the formation of vivid and detailed HSDMs given that this is likely to promote health-related behaviours.