Preliminary evidence for a relationship between prospective memory and PTSD symptoms in the general population |
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| Institution: | 1. Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, Victoria, Australia;2. Department of Psychiatry, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Level 3, Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonard''s, New South Wales, Australia;3. School of Psychology, University of New South Wales and Brain Dynamics Centre, University of Sydney and Westmead Millennium Institute, Sydney, Australia;1. Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;2. Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;3. Mental Health Institute of the Second Xiangya Hospital, National Technology Institute of Psychiatry, Key Laboratory of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Changsha, China;4. Beijing Anding Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China;5. Castle Peak Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region;1. Occupational Therapy Department, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong;2. Department of Psychiatry, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong |
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| Abstract: | IntroductionPTSD sufferers often have problems with remembering the past, but do they also have trouble remembering tasks to be completed in the future? We argue characteristics of PTSD—such as negative appraisals and maladaptive strategies—might contribute to biased reporting of prospective memory failures among PTSD sufferers—or people with severe PTSD symptoms—within a general population.MethodsMechanical Turk participants completed a questionnaire battery measuring self-report prospective memory, PTSD symptoms, negative appraisals and maladaptive strategies (e.g., suppression), and depression, anxiety and stress symptoms.ResultsPTSD symptom severity positively correlated with self-report prospective memory failures (rs = .42–49). PTSD symptoms affected self-report prospective memory via their influence on negative appraisals and maladaptive strategies.LimitationsOur findings rely on self-report, therefore we do not know if this relationship generalizes to objective prospective memory tasks.ConclusionsOur data provide preliminary evidence for a relationship between PTSD symptomatology and subjective prospective memory in the general population and suggest that the negative appraisals and maladaptive strategies that commonly accompany PTSD might underpin this relationship. |
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| Keywords: | PTSD Prospective memory Trauma |
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