Transformative process in narratives of bodily autobiographical memories: A psychological clinical group intervention with breast cancer survivors.

IF 1.7 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Health Psychology Open Pub Date : 2025-03-27 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1177/20551029251317905

Valeria Sebri, Maria L Martino, Jefferson Singer, Katie Madow, Alice V Giudice, Davide Mazzoni, Maria F Freda, Gabriella Pravettoni

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Breast cancer survivors often report internal sensations of discomfort that influence body image or the subjective representation of one's appearance, which can cause a disconnection between body and personal identity. 12 breast cancer survivors were involved in a group psychological intervention which focused on the management of autobiographical memories related to their own body after breast cancer. Three open questions related to their body autobiographical memories were administered pre, post and 1 month later after the intervention. Autobiographical memories were analyzed with a qualitative methodology to explore the transformative process at three time points. Findings highlight three main themes: (1) narratives of cancer-related memories (2) narratives of emotion towards the body after cancer (3) narratives of memories of internal reflections. This innovative psychological group intervention appears to support breast cancer survivors in re-taking control of their own autobiographical memories related to the body and their related emotions.

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身体自传体记忆叙事的转变过程：乳腺癌幸存者的心理临床小组干预。

乳腺癌幸存者经常报告说，内心的不适影响了身体形象或对外表的主观表现，这可能导致身体和个人身份之间的脱节。12名乳腺癌幸存者参与了一个小组心理干预，重点是乳腺癌后与自己身体有关的自传体记忆的管理。在干预前、干预后和干预后1个月分别对他们的身体自传体记忆进行三个开放性问题的调查。本研究以质性方法分析自传体记忆在三个时间点的转变过程。研究结果突出了三个主要主题：(1)癌症相关记忆的叙事；(2)癌症后对身体的情感叙事；(3)内心反思的记忆叙事。这种创新的心理团体干预似乎支持乳腺癌幸存者重新控制自己与身体和相关情绪有关的自传式记忆。

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Health Psychology Open Psychology-Clinical Psychology

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