Reduced autobiographical memory specificity in bereaved Afghan adolescents

This study investigated the effect of bereavement (father death due to war in Afghanistan) on autobiographical memory specificity in Afghan adolescents living in Iran. Participants consisted of bereaved (n=70) and non-bereaved (n=33) Afghan adolescents. The measures included Farsi versions of the Au...

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Published in:Memory (Hove) 2014-08, Vol.22 (6), p.700-709
Main Authors: Neshat Doost, Hamid Taher, Yule, William, Kalantari, Mehrdad, Rezvani, Sayed Rohollah, Dyregrov, Atle, Jobson, Laura
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescence
Adolescent
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Affect
Afghan Campaign 2001
Afghanistan
Attitude to Death
Autobiographical memory
Bereavement
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Depression
Developmental psychology
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Humans
Learning. Memory
Life Change Events
Male
Medical sciences
Memory
Memory Disorders - psychology
Memory, Episodic
Mood disorders
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology
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Summary:This study investigated the effect of bereavement (father death due to war in Afghanistan) on autobiographical memory specificity in Afghan adolescents living in Iran. Participants consisted of bereaved (n=70) and non-bereaved (n=33) Afghan adolescents. The measures included Farsi versions of the Autobiographical Memory Test, Mood and Feeling Questionnaire, Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale, and Impact of Event Scale. Results indicated that the bereaved group retrieved a significantly lower proportion of specific memories and a significantly greater proportion of extended and categoric memories than the non-bereaved group. Additionally, depression symptoms and reduced autobiographical memory specificity were significantly correlated. These findings suggest that bereaved adolescents have impaired autobiographical memory specificity.
ISSN:0965-8211
1464-0686
DOI:10.1080/09658211.2013.817590