Abstract
This study investigated whether overgeneral autobiographical memory (OGM) predicts the course of symptoms of depression and anxiety in a community sample, after 5, 6, 12 and 18 months. Participants (N = 156) completed the Autobiographical Memory Test and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21) at baseline and were subsequently reassessed using the DASS-21 at four time points over a period of 18 months. Using latent growth curve modelling, we found that OGM was associated with a linear increase in depression. We were unable to detect changes over time in anxiety. OGM may be an important marker to identify people at risk for depression in the future, but more research is needed with anxiety.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1303-1312 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Cognition and Emotion |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2014 |
Keywords
- Anxiety
- Autobiographical memory
- Community sample
- Depression
- Latent growth curve modelling
- Overgeneral autobiographical memory (OGM)
- Prediction
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)