Morgan, Julie and Banerjee, Robin (2008) Post-event processing and autobiographical memory in social anxiety: The influence of negative feedback and rumination. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 22 (7). pp. 1190-1204. ISSN 0887-6185

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Abstract

Two experiments investigated the extent to which the content of feedback and the style of post-event processing are associated with a bias in the retrieval of autobiographical memories by individuals high in social anxiety. In each experiment high and low socially anxious individuals responded to questions about autobiographical experiences, participated in a task involving real or imagined social encounters, and then recalled autobiographical memories. In Experiment 1 (n = 50) participants focused on positive or negative feedback following the social task, while in Experiment 2 (n = 59) participants engaged in either a ruminative or reflective response style following the social task. Experiment 1 showed that negative feedback led to the recall of memories with a significantly greater average anxiety rating only in the high social anxiety group. Experiment 2 demonstrated that the high social anxiety group who engaged in a ruminative response style recalled memories with the highest average anxiety rating. Implications of these findings for understanding the role of post-event processing as a maintaining factor in social anxiety are discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of Psychology > Psychology
Depositing User:	Julie Morgan
Date Deposited:	06 Feb 2012 15:52
Last Modified:	16 Mar 2012 12:01
URI:	http://srodev.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/14845

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