Autobiographical memory (ABM) refers to our personal past experiences. How we remember these experiences has been widely studied for decades, whereas why we remember those memories (i.e., functions of ABM) has gained attention only recently. However, functions of autobiographical remembering in people with dementia has been completely unexplored. This study aims to investigate ABM functions in patients with episodic memory deficits (i.e., patients with amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment and early-stage Alzheimer’s Dementia) as well as cognitively healthy individuals, besides the relationship between affective neuroscience personality traits and ABM functions in these groups. Thirty-six patients and 26 cognitively healthy older adults were asked to fill in Brief Form of Affective Neuroscience Personality Scale (BANPS) and Autobiographical Memory Functions Scale (AMFS). We found that age of the participants was negatively correlated with their scores on SEEK (i.e., curiosity) and PLAY (i.e., playfulness) subscales of BANPS, as well as withtheir frequencyofremembering their memories to understand themselves better; while education was positively related to SEEK. Also, SEEK was positively related to participants’ frequency of remembering their memories to take lessons from their pasts; while CARE (i.e., how affectionate the person is towards the others) was positively related to frequency of remembering the past on a hint basis. Even though not conclusive, our results suggest that there might be differences in personality characteristics and ABM functions between healthy individuals and patients with episodic memory decline.
Eser Adı (dc.title) | Functions of autobiographical remembering and Its relation to affective Neuroscience personality traits in healthy and pathological aging |
Yazar [Asıl] (dc.creator.author) | Mutafoğlu Sarıbay, Merve |
Yazar Departmanı (dc.creator.department) | Yeditepe University Graduate School of Social Sciences |
Yazar Departmanı (dc.creator.department) | Yeditepe University Graduate School of Social Sciences Master’s Program in Clinical Psychology |
Yayın Tarihi (dc.date.issued) | 2024 |
Yayın Turu [Akademik] (dc.type) | preprint |
Yayın Türü [Ortam] (dc.format) | application/pdf |
Konu Başlıkları [Genel] (dc.subject) | Affective Neuroscience |
Konu Başlıkları [Genel] (dc.subject) | Alzheimer’s disease |
Konu Başlıkları [Genel] (dc.subject) | Amnestic mild cognitive impairment |
Konu Başlıkları [Genel] (dc.subject) | Dementia |
Konu Başlıkları [Genel] (dc.subject) | Functions of autobiographical memory |
Konu Başlıkları [Genel] (dc.subject) | Personality |
Konu Başlıkları [Genel] (dc.subject) | Duygusal Sinirbilim |
Konu Başlıkları [Genel] (dc.subject) | Alzheimer hastalığı |
Konu Başlıkları [Genel] (dc.subject) | Amnestik hafif bilişsel bozukluk |
Konu Başlıkları [Genel] (dc.subject) | Demans |
Konu Başlıkları [Genel] (dc.subject) | Otobiyografik hafızanın işlevleri |
Konu Başlıkları [Genel] (dc.subject) | Kişilik |
Yayıncı (dc.publisher) | Yeditepe University Academic and Open Access Information System |
Dil (dc.language.iso) | eng |
Özet Bilgisi (dc.description.abstract) | Autobiographical memory (ABM) refers to our personal past experiences. How we remember these experiences has been widely studied for decades, whereas why we remember those memories (i.e., functions of ABM) has gained attention only recently. However, functions of autobiographical remembering in people with dementia has been completely unexplored. This study aims to investigate ABM functions in patients with episodic memory deficits (i.e., patients with amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment and early-stage Alzheimer’s Dementia) as well as cognitively healthy individuals, besides the relationship between affective neuroscience personality traits and ABM functions in these groups. Thirty-six patients and 26 cognitively healthy older adults were asked to fill in Brief Form of Affective Neuroscience Personality Scale (BANPS) and Autobiographical Memory Functions Scale (AMFS). We found that age of the participants was negatively correlated with their scores on SEEK (i.e., curiosity) and PLAY (i.e., playfulness) subscales of BANPS, as well as withtheir frequencyofremembering their memories to understand themselves better; while education was positively related to SEEK. Also, SEEK was positively related to participants’ frequency of remembering their memories to take lessons from their pasts; while CARE (i.e., how affectionate the person is towards the others) was positively related to frequency of remembering the past on a hint basis. Even though not conclusive, our results suggest that there might be differences in personality characteristics and ABM functions between healthy individuals and patients with episodic memory decline. |
Kayıt Giriş Tarihi (dc.date.accessioned) | 2024-02-22 |
Açık Erişim Tarihi (dc.date.available) | 2024-02-22 |
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Erişim Hakkı (dc.rights.access) | Open Access |
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Açıklama [Genel] (dc.description) | Final published version |
Açıklama [Not] (dc.description.note) | Note: This preprint reports new research that has not been certified by peer review and should not be used as established information without consulting multiple experts in the field. |
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Tek Biçim Adres (dc.identifier.uri) | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11831/8278 |