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Depression and autobiographical memory: which are the characteristics of depressed patients' self-defining memories?
Wagener, Aurélie; Weigend, Alicia; Boulanger, Marie et al.
2014Neurex Worshop - The self: from autobiographical memories to the life story. Theory and psychopathology.
 

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Keywords :
Depression; Self; Autobiographical memory
Abstract :
[en] BACKGROUND. Depressed patients suffer from autobiographical memory deficits. Indeed, depressed patients present an overgeneralization and a mood congruence biases. Moreover, they seem to have difficulties to recall positive memories. Our aim is to focus on a specific kind of memories called “self-defining memories” (SDM) which are highly pertinent for self-building. Their characteristics (e.g. specificity, meaning making) were assessed and compared to those of healthy subjects. HYPOTHESES. Depressed patients relate less specific and meaning making events than control group. A mood congruence bias is observed. METHOD. 17 depressed patients and 18 healthy subjects fulfilled SDM exercises: subjects were asked to relate six important events that happened in their life. These SDM were assessed on several variables: specificity, impact, meaning making, contain. Moreover, subjects were assessed on depression severity and self-esteem (explicit and implicit). RESULTS. No difference between depressed patients and healthy subjects has been found for specificity. A marginal effect appeared for meaning making: control group seemed to relate more meaning making events than depressed patients. Depressed patients related more negative events than control group: this negative emotional valence was positively correlated with higher depression severity. Depressed subjects presented a lower explicit self-esteem than healthy subjects but no difference has been found for implicit self-esteem. Higher explicit self-esteem was positively correlated with positive emotional valence of SDM. DISCUSSION. Results partially support our hypotheses. Experimental and clinical implications of our results will be discussed.
Research center :
Unité de Psychologie Clinique Comportementale et Cognitive
Disciplines :
Theoretical & cognitive psychology
Author, co-author :
Wagener, Aurélie  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie : cognition et comportement > Psychologie clinique cognitive et comportementale
Weigend, Alicia
Boulanger, Marie ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie : cognition et comportement > Psychologie clinique cognitive et comportementale
Blairy, Sylvie ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie : cognition et comportement > Psychologie clinique cognitive et comportementale
Language :
English
Title :
Depression and autobiographical memory: which are the characteristics of depressed patients' self-defining memories?
Publication date :
13 January 2014
Event name :
Neurex Worshop - The self: from autobiographical memories to the life story. Theory and psychopathology.
Event organizer :
Neurex
Event place :
Strasbourg, France
Event date :
du 13 janvier 2014 au 14 janvier 2014
Audience :
International
Funders :
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique [BE]
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