The smell of my self: Odor exposure increases the number of self-defining memories in Alzheimer’s disease
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DOI: 10.1007/s12144-021-02028-4
Abstract: Self-defining memories (i.e., memories of self-relevant events) were found to be hampered by Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). We therefore investigated whether this decline can be alleviated with odor exposure. We invited individuals with mild AD and… read more here.
Keywords: odor exposure; alzheimer disease; self defining; defining memories ... See more keywords
Networks of self-defining memories as a contributing factor to emotional openness
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DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2017.1284045
Abstract: ABSTRACT Emotional openness is characterised by a capacity to tolerate threatening self-relevant material and an interest towards new emotional situations. We investigated how specific networks of memories could be an important contributing factor to emotional… read more here.
Keywords: openness; contributing factor; factor emotional; emotional openness ... See more keywords
Examining self-defining memories and aggression in a sample of criminal offenders
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DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2018.1557209
Abstract: ABSTRACT Self-defining memories (SDMs) are a type of autobiographical memory that people use as a narrative way to explain their self-identity. We sought to examine the relationships between SDMs, aggression, and criminality in a sample… read more here.
Keywords: criminal offenders; defining memories; community controls; aggression ... See more keywords
Self-defining memories among persons with mental health, substance use, cognitive, and physical health conditions: a systematic review
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DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2022.2042565
Abstract: ABSTRACT Background Self-defining memories (SDMs) are important for identifying one’s purpose in life, achieving goals, and overcoming challenging situations. Individual studies have demonstrated differences in the characteristics of SDMs between clinical and non-clinical populations. This… read more here.
Keywords: physical health; health; substance use; self defining ... See more keywords
Self-defining memories and past academic stress in Chinese and American college students: a replication and extension of Wang and Singer (2021)
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DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2022.2154941
Abstract: ABSTRACT The current study replicated Wang and Singer’s ([2021]. A cross-cultural study of self-defining memories in Chinese and American college students. Frontiers in Psychology, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.622527) finding that Chinese college students from the People’s Republic… read more here.
Keywords: stress; self defining; college students; academic stress ... See more keywords
How do "Young-old" Adults project their Self? A Study of Self-defining Future Projections in normal Ageing.
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DOI: 10.2174/1874609816666230330092556
Abstract: BACKGROUND Self-defining future projections (SDFP) are mental representations of plausible and highly significant future events that provide core information of one's understanding of self. OBJECTIVE We explored SDFPs in a large sample of older adults… read more here.
Keywords: old adults; self defining; future projections; normal ageing ... See more keywords
Functioning of autobiographical memory specificity and self-defining memories in people with cancer diagnosis
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.8126
Abstract: Objectives Cognitive and emotional disturbances have been associated with the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Autobiographical memory is one of the specific cognitive processes affected during this disease. The current study had two main aims:… read more here.
Keywords: autobiographical memory; memory specificity; self defining; cancer ... See more keywords