Autobiographical emotional induction in older people through popular songs: Effect of reminiscence bump and enculturation

Autor: Marta Nieto, Beatriz Navarro, José Miguel Latorre, Marco A López-Cano, Fernando Andrés-Pretel
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Male
Emotions
Social Sciences
Infographics
Developmental psychology
Elderly
Cognition
Learning and Memory
0302 clinical medicine
Popular music
Psychology
Data Management
Multidisciplinary
Music psychology
Physics
05 social sciences
Music Perception
Middle Aged
Charts
Physical Sciences
Memory Recall
Medicine
Sensory Perception
Female
Cues
Period (music)
Research Article
Adult
Computer and Information Sciences
Memory
Episodic
Science
050105 experimental psychology
03 medical and health sciences
Memory
Emotionality
Adults
Humans
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Social Behavior
Aged
Music Cognition
Autobiographical memory
Data Visualization
Cognitive Psychology
Biology and Life Sciences
Recognition
Psychology
Acoustics
Age Groups
Enculturation
People and Places
Mental Recall
Cognitive Science
Population Groupings
Perception
Older people
Bioacoustics
Music
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Reminiscence bump
Neuroscience
Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 9, p e0238434 (2020)
PLoS ONE
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238434
Popis: AimsThis study is based on two experiments, the first, with an exploratory character. The aim of which is to assess the capacity of native vs international pop songs (NAT vs INT) from two consecutive life stages, Reminiscence bump (RB) and the immediately subsequent period (No reminiscence bump, NORB) to elicit positive emotions and autobiographical memories.MethodA total of 15 middle-aged adults and 15 older adults participated in Experiment 1 (E1). Emotionality, song familiarity and associated autobiographical memories were assessed. Each participant was exposed to 20 randomly selected age-specific songs. Pre-and post-test measures of mood state were also included. Experiment 2 (E2) focused on late adulthood, using a sample of 35 persons. The experimental design was similar to that used in E1. However, this second experiment also included an analysis of the types of autobiographical memories generated by the experimental task and a study of their relationship with the characteristics of the songs, their familiarity and the emotions they produced, and the number of trials. The aim was to delve into the effects that influence the effectiveness of the induction procedure, particularly as regards emotional positivity and memory specificity.ResultsRegarding age effect, E1 results varied: under some conditions, emotionality showed no difference between groups, others showed positive older adult bias. In E2, the analysis of the relationships between memory types and the selected variables suggests the latter are not useful predictors of differences between memory types. The study design yielded a relatively high level of memory specificity and emotional positivity.ConclusionThe findings question positivity bias in the elderly. RB music produces different effects depending on age. Enculturation can be an important mediating factor in emotionality and memory. Finally, experimental design improves specific memory and positivity.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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