Nicole Alea
Biographic Data
| ID | 177617 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nicole Alea |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nicole |
| FAMILY NAME | Alea |
| SIGNATURE | ALEA N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Florida |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Remembering the Positive and Negative: Affective Themes as Predictors of Psychological Well-Being Across Adulthood
The current study explored the link between psychological well-being (PWB; self-acceptance, personal growth, and purpose in life) and affective themes, including redemption (positive endings for negative events), contamination (negative endings for positive events), and positive and negative affect (no change in affect) in the life stories of Caribbean adults ranging in age from 19 to 78 ( N = 105). How often the memory narrative was rehearsed, a…
Flourishing Privately but Languishing Publicly: Ethnic Identity’s Contribution to Understanding Eudaimonic Wellbeing
The paper probes the meaning of wellbeing by examining whether ethnic identity is related to private and public conceptualisations of eudaimonic wellbeing. Private and public eudaimonic wellbeing are assessed as positive relations with others and social integration. Ethnic identity is a type of social identity that is meaningful in contexts of enduring inter-ethnic group contact. Fiji and Trinidad and Tobago (TT), nations with contact between two…
Identity Development in Trinidad: Status Differences by Age, Adulthood Transitions, and Culture
Identity status differences by age, adulthood transitions (e.g., marriage), and values were examined in Trinidadians (N = 172) ranging from 11 to 84 years old using the Utrecht-Management of Identity Commitments Scale (U-MICS; Crocetti, Rubini, & Meeus, 2008). Cluster analysis revealed five identity statuses: moratorium, active moratorium, diffusion, evaluative moratorium, and achievement. As expected, identity achievement (i.e., commitment and e…
The Difference between Right and Wrong: Accuracy of Older and Younger Adults’ Story Recall
Sharing stories is an important social activity in everyday life. This study used fine-grained content analysis to investigate the accuracy of recall of two central story elements: the gist and detail of socially-relevant stories. Younger (M age = 28.06) and older (M age = 75.03) American men and women (N = 63) recalled fictional stories that were coded for (i) accuracy of overall gist and specific gist categories and (ii) accuracy of overall det…
I'll keep you in mind: The intimacy function of autobiographical memory
An experimental study examined whether autobiographical memory serves the function of maintaining intimacy in romantic relationships. Young and older adults ( N = 129) recalled either autobiographical relationship events or fictional relationship vignettes. Intimacy (warmth, closeness) was measured before and after remembering. Warmth was enhanced after recalling autobiographical events irrespective of individuals' age and gender; women also expe…
A Tale of Three Functions: The Self–Reported Uses of Autobiographical Memory
Theories hold that autobiographical memory serves several broad functions (directive, self, and social). In the current study, items were derived from the theoretical literature to create the Thinking About Life Experiences (TALE) questionnaire to empirically assess these three functions. Participants (N = 167) completed the TALE. To examine convergent validity, they also rated their overall tendency to think about and to talk about the past and …
Differences in the Indicators of Depressive Symptoms Among a Community Sample of African–American and Caucasian Older Adults
Why are you telling me that? A conceptual model of the social function of autobiographical memory
In an effort to stimulate and guide empirical work within a functional framework, this paper provides a conceptual model of the social functions of autobiographical memory (AM) across the lifespan. The model delineates the processes and variables involved when AMs are shared to serve social functions. Components of the model include: lifespan contextual influences, the qualitative characteristics of memory (emotionality and level of detail recall…
Why are you telling me that? A conceptual model of the social function of autobiographical memory
In an effort to stimulate and guide empirical work within a functional framework, this paper provides a conceptual model of the social functions of autobiographical memory (AM) across the lifespan. The model delineates the processes and variables involved when AMs are shared to serve social functions. Components of the model include: lifespan contextual influences, the qualitative characteristics of memory (emotionality and level of detail recall…
Differences in the Indicators of Depressive Symptoms Among a Community Sample of African–American and Caucasian Older Adults
A Tale of Three Functions: The Self–Reported Uses of Autobiographical Memory
Theories hold that autobiographical memory serves several broad functions (directive, self, and social). In the current study, items were derived from the theoretical literature to create the Thinking About Life Experiences (TALE) questionnaire to empirically assess these three functions. Participants (N = 167) completed the TALE. To examine convergent validity, they also rated their overall tendency to think about and to talk about the past and …
I'll keep you in mind: The intimacy function of autobiographical memory
An experimental study examined whether autobiographical memory serves the function of maintaining intimacy in romantic relationships. Young and older adults ( N = 129) recalled either autobiographical relationship events or fictional relationship vignettes. Intimacy (warmth, closeness) was measured before and after remembering. Warmth was enhanced after recalling autobiographical events irrespective of individuals' age and gender; women also expe…
The Difference between Right and Wrong: Accuracy of Older and Younger Adults’ Story Recall
Sharing stories is an important social activity in everyday life. This study used fine-grained content analysis to investigate the accuracy of recall of two central story elements: the gist and detail of socially-relevant stories. Younger (M age = 28.06) and older (M age = 75.03) American men and women (N = 63) recalled fictional stories that were coded for (i) accuracy of overall gist and specific gist categories and (ii) accuracy of overall det…
Identity Development in Trinidad: Status Differences by Age, Adulthood Transitions, and Culture
Identity status differences by age, adulthood transitions (e.g., marriage), and values were examined in Trinidadians (N = 172) ranging from 11 to 84 years old using the Utrecht-Management of Identity Commitments Scale (U-MICS; Crocetti, Rubini, & Meeus, 2008). Cluster analysis revealed five identity statuses: moratorium, active moratorium, diffusion, evaluative moratorium, and achievement. As expected, identity achievement (i.e., commitment and e…
Remembering the Positive and Negative: Affective Themes as Predictors of Psychological Well-Being Across Adulthood
The current study explored the link between psychological well-being (PWB; self-acceptance, personal growth, and purpose in life) and affective themes, including redemption (positive endings for negative events), contamination (negative endings for positive events), and positive and negative affect (no change in affect) in the life stories of Caribbean adults ranging in age from 19 to 78 ( N = 105). How often the memory narrative was rehearsed, a…
Flourishing Privately but Languishing Publicly: Ethnic Identity’s Contribution to Understanding Eudaimonic Wellbeing
The paper probes the meaning of wellbeing by examining whether ethnic identity is related to private and public conceptualisations of eudaimonic wellbeing. Private and public eudaimonic wellbeing are assessed as positive relations with others and social integration. Ethnic identity is a type of social identity that is meaningful in contexts of enduring inter-ethnic group contact. Fiji and Trinidad and Tobago (TT), nations with contact between two…
Aging and Gerontology Research (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Identity, Memory, and Therapy (6 works) · Autobiographical memory (5 works) · Cognitive psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Recall (4 works) · Cognition (2 works) · Episodic memory (2 works)