Construction and Validation of the Reminiscence Functions Scale

1 September 1993

journal article
research article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Gerontology

Vol. 48 (5) , P256-P262
https://doi.org/10.1093/geronj/48.5.p256

Abstract

This research introduces the Reminiscence Functions Scale (RFS), a 43-item questionnaire that can be used to assess reminiscence functions over the lifecourse. Adults (710) ranging in age from 17 to 91 (mean age = 45.76 years) completed a 54-item Reminiscence Functions Scale-prototype measure, the results of which were submitted to a principal components analysis. Results indicated the viability of a 43-item, 7-factor solution with good reliability. Factors were labeled: Boredom Reduction, Death Preparation, Identity/Problem-Solving, Conversation, Intimacy Maintenance, Bitterness Revival, and Teach/Inform. A separate validity study demonstrated the predictive validity of the RFS. Directions for future research are discussed.

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