Autobiographical memories cued by self-statements in patients with alcohol use disorder: linking self-conceptions to past events. Issue 5 (28th May 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: De Groote, Clara; Cottencin, Olivier; Tison, Philippe; Triquet, Claire; Nandrino, Jean-Louis
• Is Part Of: Memory. Volume 31:Issue 5(2023)
• Page Start: 732
• Page End: 746
• Publication Date: 2023-05-28
• Subjects: Self-conception -- autobiographical memory -- identity -- alcohol use disorder -- emotion regulation; Memory -- Periodicals; 153.1205
• DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2023.2191899
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0965-8211

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The study examined the personal sense of identity in alcohol use disorder (AUD) through the relation between autobiographical memories and individuals' self-conception. The AUD detoxified patients and control participants were asked to create a list of self-statements to which they associated for the three main autobiographical memories illustrating them. The group variable was not associated with the number of positive self-statements, but it was associated with the number of negative self-statements. Furthermore, for the autobiographical memories cued by a positive self-statement, the group was related to the number of positive memories and general memories, while no relation was observed for the memories cued by a negative self-statement. Our results also support that AUD patients' memories cued by self-statements are older and more alcohol-related. Hierarchical regression analyses in the AUD patients demonstrated that the use of adaptive emotional regulation strategies was the only significant predictor of the use of positive or negative self-statements.