Flashbulb memories for the declaration of the COVID-19 alarm state: Age-related differences.

IF 2.2 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL

Psychological Research-Psychologische Forschung Pub Date : 2025-06-05 DOI:10.1007/s00426-025-02140-1

Alaitz Aizpurua Sanz, Malen Migueles Seco, Iratxe Unibaso-Markaida

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Abstract

There is little research on flashbulb memories (FBM) concerning the COVID-19 pandemic, and previous findings on age-related differences in FBM are mixed. This study aims to analyse whether the recall of the declaration of the alarm state triggered by COVID-19 has the characteristics of FBM, and to examine age-related differences considering three age groups: young, middle-aged, and older adults. Typically used canonical categories were examined (e.g., where were you when you heard the news, what were you doing?) considering the specificity (amount of detail in the responses) and confidence in each response. Additionally, thoughts and emotions generated by the event were analysed. The results show that the alarm state statement meets the main characteristics of FBM; that is, participants recalled the required categories with detail, high perception of reliving, and confidence. Moreover, young people recalled the reported categories in more detail than middle-aged or older adults did. Interestingly, middle-aged people behaved similarly to older people, showing the need to consider this age group in future memory research.

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宣布COVID-19警报状态的闪光灯记忆：与年龄相关的差异。

关于闪光灯记忆（FBM）与COVID-19大流行的研究很少，之前关于FBM与年龄相关差异的研究结果好坏参半。本研究旨在分析COVID-19引发的警报状态声明的召回是否具有FBM的特征，并考虑青年、中年和老年人三个年龄组，研究年龄相关的差异。通常使用的规范类别被检查（例如，当你听到这个消息时，你在哪里，你在做什么？）考虑到特殊性（回答中的细节数量）和对每个回答的信心。此外，对事件产生的想法和情绪进行了分析。结果表明，该报警状态表述符合FBM的主要特性；也就是说，参与者详细地回忆起所需的类别，对重现感和信心都很高。此外，年轻人比中年人或老年人更详细地回忆起报告的类别。有趣的是，中年人的行为与老年人相似，这表明在未来的记忆研究中需要考虑这个年龄段的人。

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