Gender identity better than sex explains individual differences in episodic and semantic components of autobiographical memory and future thinking

Compère, Laurie; Rari, Eirini; Gallarda, Thierry; Assens, Adèle; Nys, Marion; Coussinoux, Sandrine; Machefaux, Sébastien; Piolino, Pascale

doi:10.1016/j.concog.2017.11.001

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“…Four studies specifically addressed this question by examining gender differences in autobiographical memory alongside measures of gender typicality using the Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI, Bem, 1974) and the Personality Attributes Questionnaire (PAQ, Spence & Helmreich, 1978). Using the BSRI, Compère et al (2018) found that higher feminine-typical scores predicted higher episodic specificity (i.e., more event details) and emotionality (i.e., more emotional expressions) in memory recall, and Compère et al (2021) extended these findings to brain imaging data. Grysman (2017) reported the same findings regarding emotionality using the PAQ.…”

Section: Culture Gender and Autobiographical Memorymentioning

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“…In other words, retrieval contexts and situational cues condition people's "mindsets" or cognitive frames, making certain memories or certain aspects of memories more accessible for recall (Wang et al, 2017). If gender identity, and especially feminine gender identity, is responsible for the previously observed gender differences in autobiographical memory (Brody & Hall, 1993;Reese et al, 1993), and in particular, if a sense of self-as-female contributes to more elaborative, emotional, and socially-oriented recall among women (Compère et al, 2018;Grysman, 2018), then priming the female identity or femininity is likely to increase the retrieval of such memories among female participants. Furthermore, according to the current literature (Grysman & Hudson, 2013), certain dimensions of memories may be particularly sensitive to such priming.…”

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“…Gender, as an integral part of individual identity, has been regarded as an important factor in shaping autobiographical memory (for a review, see Grysman & Hudson, 2013). Studies have identified gender differences in the detail (e.g., Bohanek & Fivush, 2010;Bohn & Berntsen, 2008;Herlitz & Rehnman, 2008;Wang, 2013), retrieval speed (e.g., Davis, 1999;Robinson, 1976), self-reported phenomenology (e.g., Compère et al, 2018;, and content (e.g., Bauer et al, 2003;Grysman et al, 2016;Wang, 2013) of autobiographical memories. These differences are believed to originate from early socialization practices where parents, especially mothers, share memories more in a detailed, emotionally rich, and relationshiporiented manner when conversing with daughters than with sons (Nelson & Fivush, 2004).…”

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Priming Feminine Typical Traits Does Not Change Autobiographical Memory Narrative Content

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2021

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Gender differences in autobiographical memory have been reported in many studies using narrative coding of features including emotion word use, connectedness to others, and event specific details, with women using more of these narrative features than men. The current pair of studies explored if these narrative tendencies are linked to a sense of self being feminine, by priming female participants to rate themselves on stereotypically feminine trait terms related to emotionality and relationships. In study 1, an online study, participants provided one high point and one low point memory narrative, either in a priming or control group. Narrative coding only differed between the prime and control groups on one of five narrative coded variables, and order effects suggested that the prime may not have been strong enough to influence the second narrative or low point narratives. Study 2 remedied methodological concerns by conducting in-person data collection, strengthening the prime, and eliciting only high point narratives. In study 2, no effects of the prime were found on narrative coded variables. Findings suggest these narrative variables are not influenced by priming femininity and contribute to a growing literature that is deepening an understanding of the source of gender differences in autobiographical memory.

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“…Questionnaires were administered and scores calculated with the Python module Neuropsydia ( Makowski and Dutriaux, 2016 ) in WinPython64 version 3.7.2 ( Raybaut and 2014-2019+ The WinPython Development Team, 2019 ) based on Python version 3.7. Assessments were concluded with a self-assessment scale of the subjective perception of the self-concept by means of three shortened French versions of the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale ( Fitts and Warren, 1996 ; Duval et al, 2007 ; Compère et al, 2018 ). While all three forms comprised the same 21 items of the original Tennessee Self-Concept Scale, they evaluated the self-concept in different time dimensions (i.e., past, present, future).…”

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Respiratory sinus arrhythmia during biofeedback is linked to persistent improvements in attention, short-term memory, and positive self-referential episodic memory

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BackgroundHeart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback, an intervention based on the voluntary self-regulation of autonomic parameters, has been shown to affect prefrontal brain functioning and improve executive functions. The interest in using HRV biofeedback as cognitive training is typically ascribed to parasympathetic activation and optimized physiological functioning deriving from increased cardiac vagal control. However, the persistence of cognitive effects is poorly studied and their association with biofeedback-evoked autonomic changes has not yet been explored. In addition, no study has so far investigated the influence of HRV biofeedback in adults on long-term episodic memory, which is particularly concerned with self-referential encoding processing.MethodsIn the present study, a novel training system was developed integrating HRV and respiratory biofeedback into an immersive virtual reality environment to enhance training efficacy. Twenty-two young healthy adults were subjected to a blinded randomized placebo-controlled experiment, including six self-regulation training sessions, to evaluate the effect of biofeedback on autonomic and cognitive changes. Cardiac vagal control was assessed before, during, and 5 min after each training session. Executive functions, episodic memory, and the self-referential encoding effect were evaluated 1 week before and after the training program using a set of validated tasks.ResultsLinear mixed-effects models showed that HRV biofeedback greatly stimulated respiratory sinus arrhythmia during and after training. Moreover, it improved the attentional capabilities required for the identification and discrimination of stimuli (ηp2 = 0.17), auditory short-term memory (ηp2 = 0.23), and self-referential episodic memory recollection of positive stimuli (ηp2 = 0.23). Episodic memory outcomes indicated that HRV biofeedback reinforced positive self-reference encoding processing. Cognitive changes were strongly dependent on the level of respiratory sinus arrhythmia evoked during self-regulation training.ConclusionThe present study provides evidence that biofeedback moderates respiration-related cardiac vagal control, which in turn mediates improvements in several cognitive processes crucial for everyday functioning including episodic memory, that are maintained beyond the training period. The results highlight the interest in HRV biofeedback as an innovative research tool and medication-free therapeutic approach to affect autonomic and neurocognitive functioning. Finally, a neurocognitive model of biofeedback-supported autonomic self-regulation as a scaffolding for episodic memory is proposed.

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“…Thierry Gallarda : Le sexe renvoie aux caractéristiques biologiques, physiologiques, qui différencient les hommes et les femmes, alors que le genre renvoie davantage à la dimension sociale et culturelle de la sexuation : les rôles, les comportements, tous les attributs qu'une société considère à un temps donné comme appropriés à un sexe. Le « rôle de genre », c'est la face publique et sociale, « l'identité de genre » est la face plus privée, plus psychologique, la manière dont chaque personne vit son identité [25]. On peut vivre son identité sexuée de manière très diverse sans éprouver de malaise particulier.…”

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Gender identity better than sex explains individual differences in episodic and semantic components of autobiographical memory and future thinking

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Priming Feminine Typical Traits Does Not Change Autobiographical Memory Narrative Content

Priming Feminine Typical Traits Does Not Change Autobiographical Memory Narrative Content

Respiratory sinus arrhythmia during biofeedback is linked to persistent improvements in attention, short-term memory, and positive self-referential episodic memory

Transidentités et changement de sexe : le point de vue du sociologue, le rôle du psychiatre

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