Remembering history: Autobiographical memory for the COVID‐19 pandemic lockdowns, psychological adjustment, and their relation over time
Tirill Fjellhaugen Hjuler,
Daniel Lee,
Simona Ghetti
Abstract:This longitudinal study examined age‐ and gender‐related differences in autobiographical memory about the COVID‐19 pandemic lockdowns and whether the content of these memories predicted psychological adjustment over time. A sample of 247 students (Mage = 11.94, range 8–16 years, 51.4% female, 85.4% White) was recruited from public and private schools in Denmark and assessed three times from June 2020 to June 2021. The findings showed that memories weakened over time in detail and emotional valence. Additionall… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.