Sense of purpose in life, cognitive function, and the phenomenology of autobiographical memory.

ABSTRACT: There are individual differences in the phenomenological re-experiencing of autobiographical memories. We examine whether sense of purpose in life and cognitive function are associated with the phenomenology of a recent memory related to the coronavirus pandemic. Participants reported on their sense purpose and completed tasks that measured processing speed and visuospatial ability before the pandemic in January-February 2020 and subsequently retrieved and rated a memory related to the pandemic in July 2020 (N=796; M_age=58.05, SD=14.14, range 19-85). Participants with a greater sense of purpose reported memories that were more phenomenologically rich (e.g., more vivid, coherent, accessible), whereas cognitive function was primarily related to greater perceiv

SUBMITTER: Sutin AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8883603 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature