The mechanisms underlying overgeneral autobiographical memory: an evaluative review of evidence for the CaR-FA-X modelJennifer A Sumner
Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, 2029 Sheridan Road, Swift Hall, Suite 102, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
Clin Psychol Rev 32:34-48. 2012
..Recommendations for future research that will enhance understanding of the factors that contribute to OGM are suggested...
- Overgeneral autobiographical memory as a predictor of the course of depression: a meta-analysis
Jennifer A Sumner
Northwestern University, Department of Psychology, 2029 Sheridan Road, Suite 102, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
Behav Res Ther 48:614-25. 2010
..These findings highlight OGM as a predictor of the course of depression, and future studies should investigate the mechanisms underlying this relationship...
Examining the mechanisms of overgeneral autobiographical memory: capture and rumination, and impaired executive controlJennifer A Sumner
Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
Memory 19:169-83. 2011
..We found no evidence of interactions between these mechanisms. Findings are interpreted with respect to current autobiographical memory models. Future directions for OGM mechanism research are discussed...
- Overgeneral autobiographical memory and chronic interpersonal stress as predictors of the course of depression in adolescents
Jennifer A Sumner
Northwestern University, Department of Psychology, 2029 Sheridan Road, Suite 102, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
Cogn Emot 25:183-92. 2011
..Thus, our findings suggest that OGM, in interaction with chronic interpersonal stress, predicts the course of depression among adolescents, and highlight the importance of measuring interpersonal stress in OGM research...
- Current psychometric and methodological issues in the measurement of overgeneral autobiographical memory
James W Griffith
Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, 625 N Michigan Ave, 27th Floor, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60610, USA
J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry 43:S21-31. 2012
..The AMT has adequate psychometric properties, but there is great variability in methodology across studies that use it. Methodological recommendations and suggestions for future studies are presented...
- An item response theory/confirmatory factor analysis of the Autobiographical Memory Test
James W Griffith
Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 750 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Memory 17:609-23. 2009
..In addition, item response theory analyses showed that the AMT is most precise for people who score low on memory specificity. Implications for using the AMT with high-functioning samples are discussed...
- The factor structure of the Autobiographical Memory Test in recent trauma survivors
James W Griffith
Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Psychol Assess 24:640-6. 2012
..More psychometric studies of the AMT are needed to replicate these results with similar and other clinical populations...
