Investigating the mediating role of self-construal on the relationship between cultural group (Malay and Australian) and the characteristics and functional use of autobiographical memory

Jobson, Laura; Whittles, Nina; Tsecoutanis, Eleana; Raj, S. John Michael; Yew, Rui Ying; Haque, Shamsul

doi:10.1080/09658211.2019.1619776

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“…Finally, we suggest cross-cultural research on AM in psychosis as previous research has shown that functioning individuals representing either collectivist or individualistic cultures report AMs differently [146, 147]. We also recommend future research on memory training approaches and mechanisms of change in emotions and symptoms.…”

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A review of autobiographical memory studies on patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders

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BackgroundPatients suffering from schizophrenia spectrum disorders demonstrate various cognitive deficiencies, the most pertinent one being impairment in autobiographical memory. This paper reviews quantitative research investigating deficits in the content, and characteristics, of autobiographical memories in individuals with schizophrenia. It also examines if the method used to activate autobiographical memories influenced the results and which theoretical accounts were proposed to explain the defective recall of autobiographical memories in patients with schizophrenia.MethodsPsycINFO, Web of Science, and PubMed databases were searched for articles published between January 1998 and December 2018. Fifty-seven studies met the inclusion criteria. All studies implemented the generative retrieval strategy by inducing memories through cue words or pictures, the life-stage method, or open-ended retrieval method. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) Statement guidelines were followed for this review.ResultsMost studies reported that patients with schizophrenia retrieve less specific autobiographical memories when compared to a healthy control group, while only three studies indicated that both groups performed similarly on memory specificity. Patients with schizophrenia also exhibited earlier reminiscence bumps than those for healthy controls. The relationship between comorbid depression and autobiographical memory specificity appeared to be independent because patients’ memory specificity improved through intervention, but their level of depression remained unchanged. The U-shaped retrieval pattern for memory specificity was not consistent. Both the connection between the history of attempted suicide and autobiographical memory specificity, and the relationship between psychotic symptoms and autobiographical memory specificity, remain inconclusive. Patients’ memory specificity and coherence improved through cognitive training.ConclusionsThe overgeneral recall of autobiographical memory by patients with schizophrenia could be attributed to working memory, the disturbing concept of self, and the cuing method implemented. The earlier reminiscence bump for patients with schizophrenia may be explained by the premature closure of the identity formation process due to the emergence of psychotic symptoms during early adulthood. Protocol developed for this review was registered in PROSPERO (registration no: CRD42017062643).

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A review of autobiographical memory studies on patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders

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“…In Jobson, Whittles, Tsecoutanis, Raj, & Haque (2019) study which demonstrated crosscultural research that was related to different types of memory which were autobiographical memory, we are going to analyze how different people in culture use it. The researchers aimed to investigate the mediating role of self-construal on the relationship between two cultural groups which are Malay and Australian and the characteristics and functional use of autobiographical memory.…”

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“…The researchers aimed to investigate the mediating role of self-construal on the relationship between two cultural groups which are Malay and Australian and the characteristics and functional use of autobiographical memory. (Jobson et al, 2019) In this article, Jobson et al(2019) synthesized that 'Western individualistic cultures tend to provide lengthier, autonomously focused, egocentric memories that are focused on discrete events that occurred at a particular time and place ( i.e. specific memories), when compared to those from Asian collectivistic cultures' (Jobson, 2009;Jobson & O'Kearney, 2006;2008;Wang, 2008;Wang & Conway, 2004;Wang, Leichtman, & Davies, 2000;Ross & Wang, 2010;and Wang, 2013 as cited in Jobson et al, 2019).…”

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Attention, Perception, Memory, and Creativity: Understanding the Impact of Culture and Their Diversity in Cognitive Processes

Motevalli¹,

Hamzah²,

Michael³

2021

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The purpose of the review article is to deepen the understanding of cultural diversity in terms of cognitive processes to avoid cultural conflicts such as misunderstanding and miscommunication. In this review, we found that there is a link that connected some cognitive processes with culture from various perspectives in our recent findings. The overall research findings suggested that there are pieces of evidence of how culture can play a role and differ from other cultures in cognitive processes such as perception, attention, memory, and creativity. Evaluation and the measurement of the culture and cognition by the researchers in the studies were included in this review together with the results of the findings and some future implications for further research proposed by the researchers of the study in some studies reviewed. We will also review how people of various cultures adapt their cognition which differs them from other cultures in some studies. In conclusion, we hope that more factors should be considered for cross-cultural studies in cognition, and further critical interpretation is needed in this review article to made people realize the diversity of cognition in culture and accept it.

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“…Cross-cultural comparison studies tend to focus on Chinese or Japanese cultural groups (as an example of an Asian collectivistic culture) versus American (as an example of a Western individualistic culture) individuals. However, within individualistic and collectivistic societies there are variable patterns of societal change 29,30 . Hence, it is essential that research also considers examples of other individualistic and collectivistic cultures 30 .…”

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“…However, within individualistic and collectivistic societies there are variable patterns of societal change 29,30 . Hence, it is essential that research also considers examples of other individualistic and collectivistic cultures 30 . While Australian and American societies emphasize individualistic values, researchers have identified cultural differences in agency needs between these two cultural groups 31,32 .…”

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Investigating Emotion in Malay, Australian and Iranian Individuals with and without Depression

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Mirabolfathi

Moshirpanahi

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This study investigated the influence of culture and depression on (1) emotion priming reactions, (2) the recall of subjective experience of emotion, and (3) emotion meaning. Members of individualistic culture (Australia, n = 42) and collectivistic culture (Iran, n = 32, Malaysia, n = 74) with and without depression completed a biological motion task, subjective experience questionnaire and emotion meaning questionnaire. Those with depression, regardless of cultural group, provided significantly fewer correct responses on the biological motion task than the control group. Second, the collectivistic control groups reported greater social engaging emotion than the Australian control group. However, the three depressed groups did not differ culturally. The Australian depressed group reported significantly greater interpersonally engaging emotion than the Australian control group. Third, the collectivistic groups reported significantly greater social worth, belief changes and sharing of emotion than the individualistic group. Depression did not influence these cultural effects. Instead we found that those with depression, when compared to controls, considered emotions as subjective phenomena, that were qualifying for relationships with others, and associated with greater agency appraisals. The applicability of the biocultural framework of emotion in depression was considered.

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Investigating the mediating role of self-construal on the relationship between cultural group (Malay and Australian) and the characteristics and functional use of autobiographical memory

Cited by 6 publications

References 38 publications

A review of autobiographical memory studies on patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders

A review of autobiographical memory studies on patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders

Attention, Perception, Memory, and Creativity: Understanding the Impact of Culture and Their Diversity in Cognitive Processes

Investigating Emotion in Malay, Australian and Iranian Individuals with and without Depression

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