Monahan R T
J Pers Assess. 1983 Jun;47(3):258-64. doi: 10.1207/s15327752jpa4703_6.
Early memories were administered to 59 hospitalized suicidal and nonsuicidal children and adolescents. Three groups were formed: Talkers, those who had made serious threats to end their lives; attempters, who acted intentionally to end their lives; and nonsuicidal controls. The early memories were administered by a procedure developed by the author and then rated on a number of variables. Both suicidal groups gave significantly more early memories than the controls. Attempters depicted themselves more often with another person in their earliest early memories. Talkers differed from the other two groups on several variables suggesting higher ego development and better object relationships. The results encouraged further research with early memories as a tool for understanding psychopathology.
对59名住院的有自杀倾向和无自杀倾向的儿童及青少年进行了早期记忆测试。形成了三组：倾诉者，即那些曾严重威胁要结束自己生命的人；自杀未遂者，即那些故意采取行动结束自己生命的人；以及无自杀倾向的对照组。早期记忆测试采用作者开发的程序进行，然后根据一些变量进行评分。两个自杀组给出的早期记忆明显多于对照组。自杀未遂者在最早的早期记忆中更多地描绘自己与他人在一起。倾诉者在几个变量上与其他两组不同，表明其自我发展水平更高，客体关系更好。研究结果鼓励进一步将早期记忆作为理解精神病理学的一种工具进行研究。
