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Social problem solving and autobiographical memory in non-clinical depression
L Goddard1, B Dritschel, A Burton
1Cognitive Neuropsychology Research Unit, University of East London, Stratford, UK.
The British Journal of Clinical Psychology
|October 6, 1997
Abstract
Objectives:
We examine the proposal that specific autobiographical memories may play a major role in successful social problem solving (SPS).
Design And Methods:
Depressed and control students report on the types of memories they retrieve while performing an SPS task and a cueing task.
Results:
The retrieval of specific memories on the cueing task and during SPS was found to be positively related to SPS skill.
Conclusions:
Specific memories are important for successful SPS. However, the relationship between a specific memory deficit and poor SPS is mediated by severity of depression.