Overgeneral autobiographical memory predicts changes in depression in a community sample
Mensen die moeite hebben om specifieke persoonlijke herinneringen op te halen – in plaats daarvan te algemene herinneringen ophalen – hebben doorgaans minder gunstige behandelresultaten. Dit onderzoek bestudeerde het verband tussen overal-gemeen autobiografisch geheugen en depressie in een community-steekproef, en draagt bij aan de groeiende evidentie rond geheugenspecificiteit als klinisch aangrijpingspunt en transdiagnostische risicofactor.
Samenvatting
This study investigated whether overgeneral autobiographical memory (OGM) predicts the course of symptoms of depression and anxiety in a community sample, after 5, 6, 12 and 18 months. Participants (N=156) completed the Autobiographical Memory Test and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21) at baseline and were subsequently reassessed using the DASS-21 at four time points over a period of 18 months. Using latent growth curve modelling, we found that OGM was associated with a linear increase in depression. We were unable to detect changes over time in anxiety. OGM may be an important marker to identify people at risk for depression in the future, but more research is needed with anxiety.
Trefwoorden: autobiographical memory, overgeneral memory, depression, community sample, cognitive mechanisms
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Van Daele, T., Griffith, J. W., Van den Bergh, O., & Hermans, D. (2014). Overgeneral autobiographical memory predicts changes in depression in a community sample. Cognition & Emotion, 28, 1303–1312. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2013.879052