TY - JOUR
T1 - The relations among abuse, depression, and adolescents' autobiographical memory
AU - Johnson, Rebecca J.
AU - Greenhoot, Andrea Follmer
AU - Glisky, Elizabeth
AU - McCloskey, Laura A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (MH–51428) to Laura McCloskey. Preliminary reports of the data discussed in this article were presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, Minnesota, in April 2001 and the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, in August 2002.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - This study examined the relations among early and recent experiences with abuse, depression, and adolescents' autobiographical memory in a longitudinal study of family violence. Participants' (N = 134) exposure to violence was documented when they were 6 to 12 years old and again when they were 12 to 18 years old. The second assessment included measures of depression and autobiographical memory for childhood experiences. Memory problems were more consistently related to current circumstances than childhood abuse history. For instance, depressive symptoms were associated with increased rates of "overgeneral" childhood memories. Recent exposure to family violence predicted more overgeneral memories, shorter memories, and lower rates of negative memories. The patterns suggest that adolescents currently stressed by depression or family violence might strategically avoid the details of past experiences to regulate affect.
AB - This study examined the relations among early and recent experiences with abuse, depression, and adolescents' autobiographical memory in a longitudinal study of family violence. Participants' (N = 134) exposure to violence was documented when they were 6 to 12 years old and again when they were 12 to 18 years old. The second assessment included measures of depression and autobiographical memory for childhood experiences. Memory problems were more consistently related to current circumstances than childhood abuse history. For instance, depressive symptoms were associated with increased rates of "overgeneral" childhood memories. Recent exposure to family violence predicted more overgeneral memories, shorter memories, and lower rates of negative memories. The patterns suggest that adolescents currently stressed by depression or family violence might strategically avoid the details of past experiences to regulate affect.
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U2 - 10.1207/s15374424jccp3402_3
DO - 10.1207/s15374424jccp3402_3
M3 - Article
C2 - 15901224
AN - SCOPUS:20744445505
SN - 1537-4416
VL - 34
SP - 235
EP - 247
JO - Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
JF - Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
IS - 2
ER -