Department of Developmental Psychology, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 47, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
Department of Developmental Psychology, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 47, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
Conscious Cogn. 2021 May;91:103119. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2021.103119. Epub 2021 Mar 26.
Autobiographical memories serve psychosocial functions in daily life and the use of memories is related to their valence. In the present study, we examined whether functions are also related to the intensity of positive and negative memories. Our sample included 110 participants (57-89 years of age). Memories were prompted with 30 emotionally neutral cue words. Participants rated the emotional quality of each memory and indicated how frequently they had recalled it for self-continuity, directing behavior, social-bonding, and mood-enhancement. We used multilevel modeling to test whether individual differences in the use of memories can explain why individuals recall different numbers of positive and negative memories as well as memories high or low in intensity. Each function revealed its specific pattern regarding valence and intensity but also regarding within-person and between-person effects. Mood-enhancement showed the strongest relations, which points to the importance of considering emotion regulation as a function of autobiographical memory.
自传体记忆在日常生活中具有心理社会功能，而对记忆的使用与记忆的效价有关。在本研究中，我们考察了功能是否也与正性和负性记忆的强度有关。我们的样本包括 110 名参与者（57-89 岁）。使用 30 个情绪中性的提示词来提示记忆。参与者对每个记忆的情绪质量进行评分，并表示他们回忆这些记忆的频率，以保持自我连续性、指导行为、建立社会联系和改善情绪。我们使用多层次模型来检验记忆使用的个体差异是否可以解释为什么个体回忆的正性和负性记忆以及强度高或低的记忆数量不同。每个功能都显示出其特定的效价和强度模式，但也显示出个体内和个体间的效应。情绪增强显示出最强的关系，这表明考虑情绪调节作为自传体记忆的功能是很重要的。
