Affective Responses to Self-Defining Autobiographical Events
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15411797 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Timothy D Ritchie (0000-0003-3330-3035, University of Limerick, corresponding author), John J Skowronski (0000-0003-3582-9743, Northern Illinois University), Sarah Cadogan (University of Calgary), Constantine Sedikides (0000-0002-7563-306X, University of Southampton) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 513-534 |
| Publication date | 2013-12-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Self and Identity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1529-8868 • E-ISSN: 1529-8876 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15298868.2013.863222 |
| OpenAlex | W2121448057 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 60 |
Five studies examined the role of the self in affective responses to memories of a person's own life events. Participants (total N = 237) included university students or community members from three countries (Ireland, UK, and USA). Participants described and then rated multiple autobiographical events (n>2600) via diary keeping and retrospective recall. Positive events retained affective intensity across the time lag from event occurrence to event recall, whereas negative events did not. Across all studies, the relationship between event valence and affect associated with events at recall occurred through the extent to which participants perceived their past events as self-defining. In Study 4, this indirect effect strengthened across five sessions that spanned 1 month. In Study 5, this indirect effect did not depend on self-concept clarity, but it did so in an alternative model. The findings illustrate the vital role the self plays in affective responses to personal event memories, and implicate self-enhancement/self-protection motives in the production of such responses. The self may facilitate a process of negative affect down-regulation for negative events, which is self-protective, and may facilitate a process of positive affect up-regulation for positive events, which is self-enhancing.Keywords:: Autobiographical memoryFading affect biasSelf-protective memoryEmotion regulationSelf-regulation AcknowledgementsWe thank the following individuals for their help with preparing research materials, recruiting the participants, data collection and entry: Tamzin J. Batteson, Jessica Hartnett, Dawn Heffernan, Lauren Irwin, Rebecca Watkin, and Brett Wells
Autobiographical memory · Cognitive psychology · Recall · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Jewish Identity and Society · Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2024 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |