Ferring, D., Tournier, I., 2017.
Autobiographical Memory, Self-Regulation, and Well-Being
| Output Type: | Chapter in a book |
| Publication: | The Happy Mind: Cognitive Contributions to Well-Being |
| Publisher: | Springer International Publishing |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 9783319587615 |
| URL: | dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58763-9_15 |
| Pagination: | pp. 275-289 |
The aim of this chapter is to highlight how autobiographical memory (AM) is related to well-being-how it is selectively used for adaptive self-regulation and how it serves different goals in different life phases. A structural view of AM is presented in a first section, with a description of theories related to the self-regulation aspects of AM. These aspects are illustrated in a second section by phenomena related to AM: The reminiscence bump, negativity/positivity effects, and the selfenhancement function linked to positive memories. The third and last section deals with AM-related therapeutic interventions that serve to improve or maintain personal meaning and SWB.