The current study is an emerging adult follow-up of a longitudinal intervention study of maternal reminiscing (Growing Memories; N = 115). Mothers in the intervention condition were taught elaborative reminiscing skills when their children were 1.5–2.5 years old. We tested long-term effects of the intervention for emerging adults’ turning-point narratives and well-being at age 21 (n = 94; 82%). Emerging adults in the intervention condition displayed greater causal coherence (connections between past and present self) in their turning-point narratives and reported higher self-esteem and fewer depression symptoms than those in the control condition, even after accounting for personality traits and early childhood covariates. These findings suggest that maternal reminiscing has a long-term impact on their offsprings’ narrative identity and well-being.

目前的研究是对母亲回忆纵向干预研究的新兴成人后续行动（成长记忆；N  = 115）。干预条件下的母亲在孩子 1.5-2.5 岁时被教授详尽的回忆技巧。我们测试了干预对新兴成年人 21 岁转折点叙事和幸福感的长期影响（n = 94; 82%）。干预条件下的新兴成年人在他们的转折点叙述中表现出更大的因果连贯性（过去和现在的自我之间的联系），并且报告比控制条件下的人更高的自尊心和更少的抑郁症状，即使在考虑到人格特征和儿童早期也是如此协变量。这些发现表明，母亲的回忆对其后代的叙事身份和幸福感具有长期影响。