Influence of culture and trauma history on autobiographical memory specificity

Humphries, Clare and Jobson, Laura (2012) Influence of culture and trauma history on autobiographical memory specificity. Memory, 20 (8). pp. 915-922. ISSN 0965-8211

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Abstract

This study investigated the influence of culture and trauma history on autobiographical memory specificity. Chinese international and British undergraduate university students (N=64) completed the Autobiographical Memory Test, Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25, Twenty Statements Test, Trauma History Questionnaire, and Impact of Events Scale-Revised. The results indicated that the British group provided significantly more specific memories than the Chinese group. The high trauma exposure group provided significantly fewer specific autobiographical memories than the low trauma exposure group. The interaction was not significant. The findings suggest that even in cultures where specificity is not as evident in autobiographical remembering style, trauma exposure appears to exert similar influence on autobiographical memory specificity.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Psychological Sciences (former - to 2018)
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	27 Oct 2013 20:56
Last Modified:	11 Aug 2023 14:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/43286
DOI:	10.1080/09658211.2012.710432

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