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Metacognition, memory disorganization and rumination in posttraumatic stress symptoms

Bennett, Hazel, Wells, Adrian·2010·Journal of Anxiety Disorders

DOI 10.1016/j.janxdis.2010.01.004

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The present study aimed to assess the relative contribution of memory disorganization and beliefs about trauma memory in the prediction of posttraumatic stress symptoms. A sample of 95 student nurses and midwives narrated their memory of the most distressing placement related event they had experienced. Several questionnaires were administered, including the Beliefs about Memory Questionnaire (BAMQ), which was devised for the study. Pearson's correlations, hierarchical analyses and mediation analyses were performed on the data. The reliability and validity of the BAMQ gained preliminary support. Beliefs about the trauma memory, but not memory disorganization within the trauma narrative, predicted a significant proportion of the variance in posttraumatic stress symptoms after control variables were accounted for. Consistent with the metacognitive model of PTSD, the use of rumination mediated the relationship between beliefs about the trauma memory and PTSD symptoms. The findings provide preliminary support for the role of meta-memory in the maintenance of PTSD symptoms and question the importance of memory disorganization.

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Authors: Bennett, H., & Wells, A.
Affiliations: University of Manchester (GB)
Corresponding author: Bennett, Hazel
Venue: Journal of Anxiety Disorders
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2010-04
Volume: 24
Issue: 3
Pages: 318-325
ISSN: 0887-6185 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2010.01.004
OpenAlex: W2164631352
Cited by: 117
References: 59
Citations by year: 2026: 4 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 14 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 5
FWCI: 8.41
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
www.elsevier.com/legal/tdmrep-license (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Anxiety Disorders (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Identity, Memory, and Therapy
Keywords: post-traumatic stress disorder, metacognition, rumination, traumatic memory, metamemory, nursing students, midwives, mediation
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Adult, Attention, Awareness, Cognition, Culture, Female, Humans, Male, Memory, Middle Aged, Midwifery, Models, Psychological, Occupational Diseases, Personality Inventory, Psychometrics, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Students, Nursing, Narration, Young Adult

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