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What is the Nature of the Self-defining Memories of Repression-prone Individuals?

Lardi, Claudia; Ghisletta, Paolo; Van der Linden, Martial

2012 • In Self and Identity, 11 (4), p. 492-515

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Affect regulation; Memory integration; Memory specificity; Repression; Self-defining memories

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[en] The present study investigates the ability to predict various self-defining memory dimensions from individual differences in repressiveness, operationalized by high levels of defensiveness and low levels of trait anxiety. Three self-defining memories from 83 participants (aged between 27 and 43 years) recruited from the general population were analyzed with multilevel models. The main results showed that repression-prone individuals, relative to more adjusted individuals, retrieved more specific self-defining memories and were less likely to extract meanings from their personal memories. Moreover, self-threatening, self-defining memories of repression-prone individuals contained fewer negative emotional words than did those of more adjusted individuals. These results are discussed in light of a recent affect-regulation view of emotional autobiographical memories. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

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Neurosciences & behavior

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Lardi, Claudia; Cognitive Psychopathology and Neuropsychology Unit, FPSE, University of Geneva, Boulevard du Pont d'Arve 40, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland

Ghisletta, Paolo; Methodology and Data Analysis Unit, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Distance Learning University, Sierre, Switzerland

Van der Linden, Martial ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie > Département de Psychologie

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English

Title :

What is the Nature of the Self-defining Memories of Repression-prone Individuals?

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2012

Journal title :

Self and Identity

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1529-8868

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Taylor & Francis, United Kingdom

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11

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4

Pages :

492-515

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