title: Reminiscence and its relationship to attachment and personality in geropsychiatric patients.
abstract: The relationships between reminiscence functions and attachment styles; reminiscence and personality factors; and attachment and personality were examined in forty patients attending a geropsychiatric outpatient clinic. They were administered the Reminiscence Functions Scale, NEO-FFI, and the Relationship Questionnaire. Compared with insecurely attached older patients, securely attached older patients score higher on the teach/inform reminiscence function. Consistent with prior research, relationships were found between the extraversion personality factor and conversation reminiscence; and between the openness personality factor and both identity and problem-solving reminiscence functions.
authors.affiliation: Houston Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Texas 77030, USA.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Molinari
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Cully
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Kendjelic
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Kunik
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D000369:Aged, 80 and over / Q000523:psychology*; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008875:Middle Aged; D009769:Object Attachment; D010552:Personality Assessment