Cultural differences in levels of autonomous orientation in autobiographical remembering in posttraumatic stress disorder
This study investigated cultural differences in levels of autonomous orientation (the tendency to express autonomy and self‐determination) in autobiographical remembering in those with and without posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Trauma survivors with PTSD and without PTSD from individualistic...
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Published in | Applied cognitive psychology Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 175 - 182 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Chichester, UK
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
01.03.2011
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Summary: | This study investigated cultural differences in levels of autonomous orientation (the tendency to express autonomy and self‐determination) in autobiographical remembering in those with and without posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Trauma survivors with PTSD and without PTSD from individualistic and collectivistic cultures (N = 101) provided self‐defining, everyday and trauma autobiographical memories. Memories were coded for levels of autonomous orientation and interdependence. It was found trauma survivors from individualistic cultures with PTSD had lower levels of autonomous orientation in their autobiographical remembering than trauma survivors from individualistic cultures without PTSD. In contrast, trauma survivors from collectivistic cultures with PTSD had higher levels of autonomous orientation in their autobiographical remembering than trauma survivors from collectivistic cultures without PTSD. The results suggest the cultural distinction in self‐impacts on the relationship between the nature of autobiographical remembering and posttraumatic psychological adjustment. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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Bibliography: | ark:/67375/WNG-G75MKW12-1 ArticleID:ACP1660 istex:3CBE1307986992267EE550B06BEF6DBE6F9275E7 ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Article-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 |
ISSN: | 0888-4080 1099-0720 1099-0720 |
DOI: | 10.1002/acp.1660 |