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Phenomenological characteristics of autobiographical memories: responsiveness to an induced negative mood state in those with and without a previous history of depression.
Mitchell, Andrew E. P.
Mitchell, Andrew E. P.
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2016-06-30
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In this study we investigated the relative accessibility of phenomenological characteristics in autobiographical memories of 104 students with and without a previous history of a depression. Participants recalled personal events that were elicited with cue words and then asked to rate these personal events for a number of phenomenological characteristics. The characteristics were typicality, rumination, valence, importance of others, expectancy, desirability, and personal importance. The effects of previous history of depression (without history or with previous history of depression) and self-reported mood (pre- and post-negative mood induction) on autobiographical recall was examined by employing a mixed factor design. Self-reported mood was measured as a manipulation check, before and after Mood Induction Procedure. Typicality, rumination and personal importance showed significant interaction effects in those with a history of depression. Ordinal regression supported the finding that those with a history of depression had a higher chance of typicality and personal importance than those without a history of depression. The results indicate that recall of autobiographical characteristics is in part dependent on induced negative mood state and on previous history of depression. The findings may prompt future research into targeted interventions that reduce individual tendencies for heightened cognitive reactivity in negative mood states for those with a history of depression.
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Mitchell. A.E.P. (2016). Phenomenological characteristics of autobiographical memories: responsiveness to an induced negative mood state in those with and without a previous history of depression. Advances in Cognitive Psychology, 12(2) 105-114. DOI: 10.5709/acp-0190-8.
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University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw
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Advances in Cognitive Psychology
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10.5709/acp-0190-8
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This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a published work that appeared in final form in Advances in Cognitive Psychology. To access the final edited and published work see http://dx.doi.org/10.5709/acp-0190-8.
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