Caci Barbara, Cardaci Maurizio, Miceli Silvana
Department of Psychology, Educational Science, and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Eur J Psychol. 2019 Sep 27;15(3):614-636. doi: 10.5964/ejop.v15i3.1713. eCollection 2019 Sep.
The present study analyzed the relationships between directive, self and social functions of autobiographical memory, personality traits, as defined by the Five Factor model, and the Facebook mementos. We defined Facebook mementos as objective measures of the textual (i.e., Facebook Status Updating) and visual (i.e., Photos uploading) information people record on their Facebook profiles. Questionnaires gathered data from a sample of 193 Italian Facebook users (148 female; 45 male; age M = 22.8, SD = 6.8). Results at path analysis using AMOS showed direct significant positive associations between personality traits related to extraversion, openness, neuroticism, conscientiousness and Facebook mementos. Extraversion and openness were positive precursors of the directive, self and social functions of autobiographical memory, whereas neuroticism predicted directive and self-functions, and conscientiousness was a positive precursor of the directive function of autobiographical memory. As well, indirect significant positive paths among extraversion, neuroticism, openness and the frequency of photos uploaded on Facebook for collecting life events have emerged via the mediation of the self-continuity function of autobiographical memory. In sum, the present study highlights how individual differences in motivations for using autobiographical memory for directive-behavior, self-continuity or social-bonding purposes deeply related with the personal experience of using social media as a repository tool for textual or visual information.
本研究分析了自传体记忆的指示性、自我和社会功能、由五因素模型定义的人格特质以及脸书纪念物之间的关系。我们将脸书纪念物定义为人们在脸书个人资料上记录的文本信息（即脸书状态更新）和视觉信息（即照片上传）的客观衡量指标。通过问卷调查收集了193名意大利脸书用户样本（148名女性；45名男性；年龄M = 22.8，标准差 = 6.8）的数据。使用AMOS进行路径分析的结果显示，与外向性、开放性、神经质、尽责性相关的人格特质和脸书纪念物之间存在直接显著的正相关。外向性和开放性是自传体记忆的指示性、自我和社会功能的积极前因，而神经质预测了指示性和自我功能，尽责性是自传体记忆指示性功能的积极前因。此外，外向性、神经质、开放性与脸书上为收集生活事件而上传照片的频率之间，通过自传体记忆的自我连续性功能的中介作用，出现了间接显著的正路径。总之，本研究强调了在将自传体记忆用于指示性行为、自我连续性或社会联结目的的动机方面的个体差异，与将社交媒体用作文本或视觉信息存储工具的个人体验密切相关。
