The scars of memory: A prospective, longitudinal investigation of the consistency of traumatic and positive emotional memories in adulthood: Research article

Psychological Science

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 435-441

  Porter, Stephen ^a   Peace, Kristine A ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEMORY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34250370505     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007.01918.x     Document Type: Article

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