Parental Reminiscing Training and Preschoolers’ Memory and Metacognition: A Randomized Controlled Trial

[en] This randomized controlled trial explored the effects of parental reminiscing training on preschoolers’ memory and metacognition among French-speaking White parents and their typically developing children (24 females, 20 males; Mmonths = 49.64) in Belgium. Participants were assigned, with age stratification, to the immediate intervention (n = 23) or waiting-list group (n = 21). The assessments were conducted by blind evaluators before the intervention, immediately after, and 6 months later. Resulting specifically from the intervention, parents sustainably improved their reminiscing style (e.g., greater provision of feedback and use of metamemory comments). The effects of the intervention on children’s outcomes were, however, less clear. Based on the social-constructivist approach, such effects could be expected to occur later.

Disciplines :

Theoretical & cognitive psychology

Author, co-author :

Léonard, Christina ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Psychologie et Neuroscience Cognitives (PsyNCog)

Geurten, Marie ^✱; Université de Liège - ULiège > Psychologie et Neuroscience Cognitives (PsyNCog)

Willems, Sylvie ^✱; Université de Liège - ULiège > Psychologie et Neuroscience Cognitives (PsyNCog)

^✱ These authors have contributed equally to this work.

Language :

English

Title :

Parental Reminiscing Training and Preschoolers’ Memory and Metacognition: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Publication date :

2023

Journal title :

Developmental Psychology

ISSN :

0012-1649

eISSN :

1939-0599

Publisher :

American Psychological Association, Washington, United States - District of Columbia

Volume :

Issue :

Pages :

1167–1180

Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

Additional URL :

https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fdev0001514

Funders :

F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique

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