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Reduced specificity of autobiographical memory in Cluster C personality disorders and the role of depression, worry, and experiential avoidance.
J Abnorm Psychol. 2009 Aug; 118(3):520-30.JA

Abstract

The study objective was to investigate whether, compared with nonclinical controls, participants with an avoidant, dependent, or obsessive-compulsive Cluster C personality disorder (PD) manifested reduced levels of memory specificity and whether the association of Cluster C PDs with memory specificity is mediated by repetitive negative thoughts and experiential avoidance. The Autobiographical Memory Test (R. J. McNally, N. B. Lasko, M. L. Macklin, & R. K. Pitman, 1995) was administered along with self-report measures (translated into Dutch) for repetitive, uncontrollable, and negative thinking in the form of worry (Penn State Worry Questionnaire; T. J. Meyer, M. L. Miller, R. L. Metzger, & T. D. Borkovec, 1990) and experiential avoidance (Acceptance and Action Questionnaire; S. C. Hayes et al., 2004) to 294 clinical participants diagnosed with Axis I disorders (assessed with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders [SCID-I]; M. B. First, R. L. Spitzer, M. Gibbon, & J. B. W. Williams, 1994) and Axis II disorders (assessed with the SCID-II; M. B. First, R. L. Spitzer, M. Gibbon, & J. B. W. Williams, 1997)--202 with avoidant, 49 with dependent, and 120 with obsessive-compulsive PD--and to 108 matched nonclinical controls. Participants with a Cluster C PD showed lower levels of memory specificity than did nonclinical controls. Depression and worry mediated the effect of Cluster C PDs on memory specificity. Besides depression severity, repetitive, uncontrollable, and negative thinking may constitute a general mechanism mediating the association of various Axis I and II disorders with memory specificity.

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Spinhoven P
Department of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands. spinhoven@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
Bamelis L
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Molendijk M
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Haringsma R
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Arntz A
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MeSH

AdolescentAdultAnxietyCompulsive Personality DisorderDefense MechanismsDependent Personality DisorderDepressionFemaleGeneralization, PsychologicalHumansLife Change EventsMaleMental RecallMiddle AgedPersonality DisordersPersonality InventoryPsychometricsReference ValuesYoung Adult

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

19685949

Citation

Spinhoven, Philip, et al. "Reduced Specificity of Autobiographical Memory in Cluster C Personality Disorders and the Role of Depression, Worry, and Experiential Avoidance." Journal of Abnormal Psychology, vol. 118, no. 3, 2009, pp. 520-30.
Spinhoven P, Bamelis L, Molendijk M, et al. Reduced specificity of autobiographical memory in Cluster C personality disorders and the role of depression, worry, and experiential avoidance. J Abnorm Psychol. 2009;118(3):520-30.
Spinhoven, P., Bamelis, L., Molendijk, M., Haringsma, R., & Arntz, A. (2009). Reduced specificity of autobiographical memory in Cluster C personality disorders and the role of depression, worry, and experiential avoidance. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 118(3), 520-30. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0016393
Spinhoven P, et al. Reduced Specificity of Autobiographical Memory in Cluster C Personality Disorders and the Role of Depression, Worry, and Experiential Avoidance. J Abnorm Psychol. 2009;118(3):520-30. PubMed PMID: 19685949.
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