Factor structure of overall autobiographical memory usage: the directive, self and social functions revisited |
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Authors: | Rasmussen Anne S Habermas Tilmann |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark. annesr@psy.au.dk |
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Abstract: | According to theory, autobiographical memory serves three broad functions of overall usage: directive, self, and social. However, there is evidence to suggest that the tripartite model may be better conceptualised in terms of a four-factor model with two social functions. In the present study we examined the two models in Danish and German samples, using the Thinking About Life Experiences Questionnaire (TALE; Bluck, Alea, Habermas, & Rubin, 2005), which measures the overall usage of the three functions generalised across concrete memories. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the four-factor model and rejected the theoretical three-factor model in both samples. The results are discussed in relation to cultural differences in overall autobiographical memory usage as well as sharing versus non-sharing aspects of social remembering. |
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