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Remembering one's past is an integral part of human life and serves important psychosocial functions. Even though there is ample evidence showing that the recall of autobiographical memories can serve to regulate a person's emotional state, the self-reported use of autobiographical memories for mood regulation has yet to be thoroughly examined. To close this gap, the present research aimed to introduce and validate a scale developed to assess the self-reported frequency of using autobiographical memories for mood regulation. Across three studies, the mood regulation items demonstrated good internal consistency and showed a distinct pattern of associations with measures of emotion regulation strategies, personality, and future time perspective. The new scale can be considered as a unidimensional and reliable measure that captures a distinct form of using autobiographical memories in daily life, which can be applied in conjunction with the Thinking About Life Experiences Questionnaire.
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Applied Cognitive Psychology seeks to publish the best papers dealing with psychological analyses of memory, learning, thinking, problem solving, language, and consciousness as they occur in the real world. Applied Cognitive Psychology will publish papers on a wide variety of issues and from diverse theoretical perspectives. The journal focuses on studies of human performance and basic cognitive skills in everyday environments including, but not restricted to, studies of eyewitness memory, autobiographical memory, spatial cognition, skill training, expertise and skilled behaviour. Articles will normally combine realistic investigations of real world events with appropriate theoretical analyses and proper appraisal of practical implications.
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