Davey says these findings could suggest that life experience acts as a filter for remembering childhood memories.
He adds that personality also plays a role: those who were more extroverted tended to have a better recollection of their childhood.
"Even people who grow up in the same environment can have different ways of recalling the past. And it's not necessarily what happens in the past, but the way we remember it that makes a difference in our well-being," said Davey.
The study is published in the Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences.
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