Elaine Reese

List of John Benjamins publications in which Elaine Reese is involved.

Articles

Reese, Elaine 1999 What Children Say When They Talk About the Past Narrative Inquiry 9:2, pp. 215–241 | Article

The study of children's spontaneous talk about the past is critical to understanding narrative and autobiographical memory development. Mothers of 59 New Zealand children recorded their spontaneous talk about past events. In Study 1, mothers recorded children's verbal memories at 25 and 32 months.… read more

Reese, Elaine 1996 Conceptions of Self in Mother-Child Birth Stories Journal of Narrative and Life History 6:1, pp. 23–38 | Article

Abstract Family stories of children's early experiences may be important contributors to children's growing sense of self. In this study, 35 New Zealand Pakeha (European-descent) mothers told their preschoolers the story of the child's birth. Conversations were coded for mothers' emphasis on… read more