Stability of autobiographical memory in young people with intellectual disabilities

  1. Claudia Morales 1
  2. Antonio L. Manzanero 2
  3. Alina Wong 1
  4. Mar Gómez-Gutiérrez 2
  5. Ana M. Iglesias 3
  6. Susana Barón 2
  7. Miguel Álvarez 1
  1. 1 Universidad de La Habana, Cuba
  2. 2 Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España
  3. 3 Instituto de Neurología y Neurocirugía de La Habana, Cuba
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Revista:
Anuario de psicología jurídica

ISSN: 1133-0740

Ano de publicación: 2017

Número: 27

Páxinas: 79-84

Tipo: Artigo

DOI: 10.1016/J.APJ.2017.05.002 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Outras publicacións en: Anuario de psicología jurídica

Resumo

The present study aimed to analyze the stability of the memory of a stressful event (medical examination within a hospital setting) over time in young people (age range 12 to 21, Mage = 15.11 years old, SD = 3.047) with mild or moderate intellectual disability (IQ = 54.32, SD = 13.47). The results show a stability of the memory of what happened an hour and a week after the event in relation to the people involved, the apparatus used, and the parts of the body explored. No interaction effects were found between the stability of memory over time and the level of intellectual disability. The level of disability (mild or moderate) only affected the description of the doctor who performed the exploration and the explored parts of the body, showing better results for people with mild disability. In addition, the results highlight the relationship between memory and IQ, especially verbal IQ.

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