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Autobiographical memory specificity among preschool-aged children.

Amy K Nuttall1, Kristin Valentino1, Michelle Comas1

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame.

Developmental Psychology
|May 21, 2014
PubMed
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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Overgeneral memory, a difficulty retrieving specific autobiographical memories, is linked to depression and trauma.
  • Existing memory tests are not suitable for preschoolers, necessitating a specialized tool.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a preschool version of the Autobiographical Memory Test (AMT).
  • To examine age-related changes in memory specificity in preschoolers.
  • To investigate the role of inhibitory control as a mediator in memory specificity.

Main Methods:

  • Developed the AMT-Preschool Version, a downward extension of the original AMT.
  • Utilized confirmatory factor analysis and item response theory for validation.
  • Assessed the relationship between age, inhibitory control, and memory specificity.

Main Results:

  • The AMT-Preschool Version demonstrated a stable 1-factor structure, similar to the original AMT.
  • Increased child age was significantly associated with enhanced memory specificity.
  • Inhibitory control was related to age but not directly to memory specificity.

Conclusions:

  • The AMT-Preschool Version is a valid tool for assessing autobiographical memory specificity in young children.
  • Memory specificity improves with age during the preschool years.
  • Behavioral inhibition does not appear to mediate the relationship between age and memory specificity in youth.

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