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J Thompson1, J Morton, L Fraser

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, University College London Medical School, UK.

Memory (Hove, England)
|January 24, 1998
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Survivors of the Marchioness ferry disaster showed strong recall accuracy for traumatic events. Analysis of survivor accounts revealed motivated forgetting was rare, with most details accurately corroborated.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Trauma Studies
  • Memory Research

Background:

  • Traumatic events can significantly impact memory.
  • Motivated forgetting is a proposed mechanism where distressing memories are repressed.
  • Assessing memory accuracy in survivors of mass casualty events is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the prevalence of motivated forgetting in survivors of the Marchioness ferry disaster.
  • To evaluate the accuracy of survivor recall for a traumatic event.
  • To compare memory recall for traumatic versus non-traumatic events.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-validation of survivor testimonies (n=27) from the Marchioness ferry sinking.
  • Focused analysis on verifiable statements regarding social presence during the disaster.

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  • Comparison with informal recall of a non-traumatic event.

    • Main Results:

    • Survivor recall for the traumatic event was generally accurate.
    • Out of 86 verifiable statements, 74 were confirmed by other accounts.
    • Only one unconfirmed statement indicated a contradiction, suggesting minimal memory distortion.

    Conclusions:

    • Motivated forgetting was found to be extremely rare among Marchioness disaster survivors.
    • The study suggests that memory for traumatic events can be highly accurate in certain contexts.
    • Findings challenge assumptions about widespread memory impairment following disasters.