Reconciling a phenomenological with a functional approach to memory : narrative coherence and its social function
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- Lauranne Vanaken, Theodore E. A. Waters, Yannick Boddez (UGent) , Patricia Bijttebier and Dirk Hermans
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- To date, the phenomenological and functional aspects of autobiographical memory have by and large been studied separately. This is quite remarkable, given that both can inform each other, and that investigating their interaction can add to the understanding of the (in)adaptivity of certain memory characteristics for our well-being. In other words, examining how particular features of autobiographical memory are adept or inept at serving specific functions, could help us to better comprehend and explain relations between memory and psychological well-being. We discuss previous attempts to integrate phenomenology with functionality and formulate three main directions for future research based on the current state of the art. The directions concern (1) focusing on functionality (adaptivity) and not merely on the use of memories in phenomenological work, (2) attention for the bidirectionality of the relation between phenomenology and functionality, and (3) the addition of narrative constructs like coherence to the traditional range of phenomenological features. We will illustrate our directions for the reintegration of phenomenology with functionality through the social function of coherent autobiographical memories. This framework could help to stimulate future empirical studies and pave the road for new clinical interventions to improve psychological well-being.
- Keywords
- General Psychology, Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), Autobiographical memory, social function, narrative coherence, psychological well-being, MATERNAL REMINISCING STYLE, OVERGENERAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY, LIFE STORY, PHENOMENAL CHARACTERISTICS, PERSONAL NARRATIVES, SELF, SPECIFICITY, ASSOCIATIONS, IDENTITY, CONSTRUCTION
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-8749938
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- Vanaken, Lauranne, et al. “Reconciling a Phenomenological with a Functional Approach to Memory : Narrative Coherence and Its Social Function.” MEMORY, vol. 30, no. 3, 2022, pp. 354–68, doi:10.1080/09658211.2021.2009877.
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- Vanaken, L., Waters, T. E. A., Boddez, Y., Bijttebier, P., & Hermans, D. (2022). Reconciling a phenomenological with a functional approach to memory : narrative coherence and its social function. MEMORY, 30(3), 354–368. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2021.2009877
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- Vanaken, Lauranne, Theodore E. A. Waters, Yannick Boddez, Patricia Bijttebier, and Dirk Hermans. 2022. “Reconciling a Phenomenological with a Functional Approach to Memory : Narrative Coherence and Its Social Function.” MEMORY 30 (3): 354–68. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2021.2009877.
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- Vanaken, Lauranne, Theodore E. A. Waters, Yannick Boddez, Patricia Bijttebier, and Dirk Hermans. 2022. “Reconciling a Phenomenological with a Functional Approach to Memory : Narrative Coherence and Its Social Function.” MEMORY 30 (3): 354–368. doi:10.1080/09658211.2021.2009877.
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- 1.Vanaken L, Waters TEA, Boddez Y, Bijttebier P, Hermans D. Reconciling a phenomenological with a functional approach to memory : narrative coherence and its social function. MEMORY. 2022;30(3):354–68.
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- [1]L. Vanaken, T. E. A. Waters, Y. Boddez, P. Bijttebier, and D. Hermans, “Reconciling a phenomenological with a functional approach to memory : narrative coherence and its social function,” MEMORY, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 354–368, 2022.
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