Gender and parental involvement in parent‐child reminiscing in a Scandinavian sample

TY - JOUR

T1 - Gender and parental involvement in parent‐child reminiscing in a Scandinavian sample

AU - Svane, Riikka Pauliina

AU - Olesen, Marie Josefine Rude

AU - Kingo, Osman Skjold

AU - Krøjgaard, Peter

N1 - Danmarks Grundforskningsfond. Grant Number: 89 Velux Fonden. Grant Number: 10386

PY - 2021/4

Y1 - 2021/4

N2 - Despite the extensive bulk of literature on maternal reminiscing style, only a handful of reminiscing studies have investigated gender differences in parental reminiscing style, with none of these studies having explored the possible relationship between parental involvement level and parental reminiscing style. The current study investigated gender differences in parental reminiscing style across positive and negative event types in an egalitarian Scandinavian context while exploring the potential relationship between parental reminiscing style and parental involvement level. Mothers and fathers from N = 88 families reminisced about shared happy and sad events, respectively, with their 4-year-old children. Overall, parental involvement level was not related to parental reminiscing style. However, mothers’ elaborations and positive evaluations were associated with their level of involvement level in the sad event conversations. Although mothers and fathers did not differ in their reminiscing style overall, gender differences appeared in the consistency of parental reminiscing style across event types.

AB - Despite the extensive bulk of literature on maternal reminiscing style, only a handful of reminiscing studies have investigated gender differences in parental reminiscing style, with none of these studies having explored the possible relationship between parental involvement level and parental reminiscing style. The current study investigated gender differences in parental reminiscing style across positive and negative event types in an egalitarian Scandinavian context while exploring the potential relationship between parental reminiscing style and parental involvement level. Mothers and fathers from N = 88 families reminisced about shared happy and sad events, respectively, with their 4-year-old children. Overall, parental involvement level was not related to parental reminiscing style. However, mothers’ elaborations and positive evaluations were associated with their level of involvement level in the sad event conversations. Although mothers and fathers did not differ in their reminiscing style overall, gender differences appeared in the consistency of parental reminiscing style across event types.

KW - Parent-Child Reminiscing

KW - Gender Differences

KW - Parental Involvement

KW - Autobiographical Memory

U2 - 10.1111/sjop.12695

DO - 10.1111/sjop.12695

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 33206393

SN - 0036-5564

VL - 62

SP - 159

EP - 169

JO - Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

JF - Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

IS - 2

ER -