Autobiographical Memory and Future Episodic Thinking among Trauma-Exposed Rohingya Refugee People

Autor/inn/en	Khan, Sanjida; Haque, Shamsul
Titel	Autobiographical Memory and Future Episodic Thinking among Trauma-Exposed Rohingya Refugee People
Quelle	In: Applied Cognitive Psychology, 36 (2022) 6, S.1300-1311 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Khan, Sanjida)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0888-4080
DOI	10.1002/acp.4014
Schlagwörter	Refugees; Ethnic Groups; Memory; Autobiographies; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Depression (Psychology); Patients; Mental Health; Land Settlement; Foreign Countries; Prediction; Measures (Individuals); Cues; Questionnaires; Burma; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Flüchtling; Ethnie; Gedächtnis; Autobiography; Autobiografie; Autobiographie; Patient; Psychohygiene; Siedlungsraum; Ausland; Vorhersage; Messdaten; Stichwort; Fragebogen
Abstract	Past research has shown that trauma-exposed refugee people frequently report less specific autobiographical memories, but the characteristics of their future episodic thinking remain largely unexplored. This study investigated the specificity and emotional valence of autobiographical memory and future episodic thinking produced by 120 Rohingya refugee people resettled in Malaysia. The participants retrieved three autobiographical memories and produced three future episodes to three cue words. The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder-8 Scale, Patients Health Questionnaire-9, and Trauma Questionnaires assessed participants' PTSD, depression, and trauma exposures. Results revealed that nearly two-thirds of the memories (64%) were overgeneral, and almost an equal number contained traumatic elements (63%). However, most future episodes were overgeneral (91%), and two-thirds showed positivity bias (62.5%). The participants who retrieved more autobiographical memories with enhanced specificity also reported more future episodes with enhanced specificity. The higher PTSD and depression significantly predicted the reporting of overgeneral future episodes. Participants with a lower level of depression were more likely to report future episodes with enhanced positivity. The results indicate that therapeutic interventions targeting improving memory specificity and the positivity of future episodes could eventually improve refugee people's mental health. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01