Table 2.

Means (and Standard Deviations) for Maternal Reminiscing Categories at Session 1

Categories	Mean	SD	Range
Elaborations	13.07	5.54	3.67–26.50
Affirmations	6.93	4.04	0.33–19.67
Repetitions	5.16	3.07	0.33–13.67
Elaboration ratio	0.79	0.09	0.55–0.95
Deflections	1.78	1.45	0–7.00
Total Propositions	29.91	13.51	4.67–76.00

Note: Descriptive statistics are based on N = 81 dyads (data from the two conversations that involved both mothers and fathers are excluded). Assessment of maternal style variables was based on all of the events discussed at Session 1, even those the children did not recall at the time (i.e., events about which they did not contribute at least two unique pieces of information). The choice was motivated theoretically in that maternal style differences are considered to be most important when children are not contributing to the conversation (e.g., Fivush et al., 2006; Nelson & Fivush, 2004).