Kovach C R
J Holist Nurs. 1993 Jun;11(2):149-63. doi: 10.1177/089801019301100204.
This study examined the stability of autobiographical memory constructs and provided data about male styles of reminiscing that are useful for expanding the generalizability of the Autobiographical Memory Coding Tool. Six males ranging in age from 76 to 84 who lived in the community served as subjects. Subjects participated in two one-to-one reminiscence interviews that were conducted 8 weeks apart. Interpretations formulated by this sample of elderly men were both validating and lamenting. Dominant themes in the transcripts were joys, social connections, difficulties, and choices. The frequency with which memories involving choice and lack of choice were verbalized suggest that control may be an important issue for this sample. The interpretations were quite stable with 91% agreement between Time 1 and Time 2 transcripts.
本研究考察了自传体记忆结构的稳定性，并提供了有关男性回忆方式的数据，这些数据有助于扩大自传体记忆编码工具的通用性。六名年龄在76岁至84岁之间、居住在社区的男性作为研究对象。研究对象参加了两次一对一的回忆访谈，两次访谈间隔8周。这些老年男性样本所做出的解释既有肯定性的，也有令人遗憾的。访谈记录中的主要主题包括喜悦、社会关系、困难和选择。涉及选择和缺乏选择的记忆被提及的频率表明，对这个样本来说，掌控感可能是一个重要问题。两次访谈记录之间的一致性达到91%，这表明这些解释相当稳定。
