Memory footprint: Predictors of flashbulb and event memories of the 2016 Euro Cup final
Two years after Portugal won the UEFA European Championship, we examined what the Portuguese remember of this momentous occasion. We investigated if flashbulb memories (FBMs) and event memories (EMs) were determined by distinct factors, and whether EM was a predictor of FBM. Participants responded t...
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| author | Andreia Ribeiro Margarida Marques Magda S. Roberto Ana Raposo |
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| description | Two years after Portugal won the UEFA European Championship, we examined what the Portuguese remember of this momentous occasion. We investigated if flashbulb memories (FBMs) and event memories (EMs) were determined by distinct factors, and whether EM was a predictor of FBM. Participants responded to an online questionnaire about their FBM, EM and set of predictors. Structural equation modeling revealed that FBM and EM were associated with different pathways. Interest in football predicted importance which triggered emotional intensity which predicted personal rehearsal, a direct determinant of FBMs. On the other pathway, interest determined knowledge about football, the main predictor of EMs. Importantly, EM was a causal determinant of FBM which shows that the memory trace for the original event enhances memory for the reception context. The findings suggests that even though the two types of memories are determined by independent factors, they interact very closely. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ebbaf7ecaa5349c5ae349ebc98b90a692023-02-21T05:32:01ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782023-02-011410.3389/fpsyg.2023.11167471116747Memory footprint: Predictors of flashbulb and event memories of the 2016 Euro Cup finalAndreia RibeiroMargarida MarquesMagda S. RobertoAna RaposoTwo years after Portugal won the UEFA European Championship, we examined what the Portuguese remember of this momentous occasion. We investigated if flashbulb memories (FBMs) and event memories (EMs) were determined by distinct factors, and whether EM was a predictor of FBM. Participants responded to an online questionnaire about their FBM, EM and set of predictors. Structural equation modeling revealed that FBM and EM were associated with different pathways. Interest in football predicted importance which triggered emotional intensity which predicted personal rehearsal, a direct determinant of FBMs. On the other pathway, interest determined knowledge about football, the main predictor of EMs. Importantly, EM was a causal determinant of FBM which shows that the memory trace for the original event enhances memory for the reception context. The findings suggests that even though the two types of memories are determined by independent factors, they interact very closely.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1116747/fullflashbulb memoryevent memorypositive eventEuro Cup 2016structural equation modeling |
| spellingShingle | Andreia Ribeiro Margarida Marques Magda S. Roberto Ana Raposo Memory footprint: Predictors of flashbulb and event memories of the 2016 Euro Cup final Frontiers in Psychology flashbulb memory event memory positive event Euro Cup 2016 structural equation modeling |
| title | Memory footprint: Predictors of flashbulb and event memories of the 2016 Euro Cup final |
| title_full | Memory footprint: Predictors of flashbulb and event memories of the 2016 Euro Cup final |
| title_fullStr | Memory footprint: Predictors of flashbulb and event memories of the 2016 Euro Cup final |
| title_full_unstemmed | Memory footprint: Predictors of flashbulb and event memories of the 2016 Euro Cup final |
| title_short | Memory footprint: Predictors of flashbulb and event memories of the 2016 Euro Cup final |
| title_sort | memory footprint predictors of flashbulb and event memories of the 2016 euro cup final |
| topic | flashbulb memory event memory positive event Euro Cup 2016 structural equation modeling |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1116747/full |
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