文章大意:这是一篇说明文。文章通过对115名幼儿的母亲进行分组实验,得出在幼儿时期通过分享详尽回忆对于青少年处理和谈论困难生活事件的方式以及他们的幸福都有长期的好处。
A new study found that 15-year-olds told more coherent (连贯的) stories about turning points in their lives if their mothers had been taught the new conversational techniques 14 years earlier. These adolescents also reported fewer symptoms of depression and anxiety compared to adolescents in the study whose mothers had talked with their toddlers (初学走路的孩子) as usual.
In the research,115 mothers of toddlers were assigned to either a control group without any training or an experimental group given training in elaborative reminiscine (详尽回忆) for a year. The training involves open and responsive conversations with young children about every day past events.
Project lead Professor Elaine Reese says adolescents whose mothers had participated in the earlier coaching sessions narrated difficult events from their lives — such as parental divorce or cyber-bullying with more insight into how the experience had shaped as people.
Professor Reese says, “Our findings suggest parents’ sharing memories early in children’s lives can have long-lasting benefits, both for the way adolescents process and talk about difficult life events and for their well-being. For example, it helps children develop more complete, specific, and accurate memories of their experiences, providing a richer store of memories to use when telling their own stories. It also teaches children how to have open discussions about past feelings when they’re no longer in the heat of the moment.”
Professor Reese hopes parents and policy makers realize the importance of early childhood as the ideal time for starting to have positive conversations with children, and to know that these conversations can make a difference as children grow older. “The ultimate goal is to encourage parents to have more sensitive and responsive conversations about events in their children’s lives.”
The researchers intend to continue the study, following up with participants in emerging adulthood to determine any ongoing effects of their theirs mother’s elaborative reminiscine.
12. According to the text, all mothers involved in the research ________.
A.were trained how to talk with kids for a year |
B.had children who were about one year old |
C.took part in the follow-up research annually |
D.had experienced some difficult events in life |
13. What does the research indicate?
A.Coaching sessions with parents benefit toddlers. |
B.Parents need to learn new conversational techniques. |
C.Parents’ elaborative reminiscing can fight depression. |
D.Sharing memories sets kids on path to better well-being. |
14. Why could adolescents in the experimental group narrate their life events better?
A.They went through more turning points in life. |
B.They had a richer store of memories to refer to. |
C.They could well remember what happened in life. |
D.They had better language skills to describe events. |
15. What’s researchers’ attitude to the impacts of elaborative reminiscing on adults?
A.Uncertain. | B.Favorable. | C.Concerned. | D.Doubtful. |