Webster J D
Department of Psychology, Vancouver Community College, British Columbia.
J Gerontol. 1993 Sep;48(5):P256-62. doi: 10.1093/geronj/48.5.p256.
This research introduces the Reminiscence Functions Scale (RFS), a 43-item questionnaire that can be used to assess reminiscence functions over the lifecourse. Adults (710) ranging in age from 17 to 91 (mean age = 45.76 years) completed a 54-item Reminiscence Functions Scale-prototype measure, the results of which were submitted to a principal components analysis. Results indicated the viability of a 43-item, 7-factor solution with good reliability. Factors were labeled: Boredom Reduction, Death Preparation, Identity/Problem-Solving, Conversation, Intimacy Maintenance, Bitterness Revival, and Teach/Inform. A separate validity study demonstrated the predictive validity of the RFS. Directions for future research are discussed.
本研究介绍了回忆功能量表（RFS），这是一份包含43个条目的问卷，可用于评估一生中的回忆功能。年龄在17至91岁之间（平均年龄 = 45.76岁）的710名成年人完成了一份包含54个条目的回忆功能量表原型测量，其结果被提交进行主成分分析。结果表明，一个包含43个条目、7个因子的解决方案具有可行性且可靠性良好。这些因子被标记为：减少无聊、死亡准备、身份认同/问题解决、交谈、维持亲密关系、重拾痛苦和教导/告知。另一项效度研究证明了RFS的预测效度。文中还讨论了未来研究的方向。
