Recurrent involuntary memories are modulated by age and linked to mental health

Published in Psychology and Aging, 2021

Recommended citation: Yeung, R. C., & Fernandes, M. A. (2021). Recurrent involuntary memories are modulated by age and linked to mental health. Psychology and Aging, 36(7), 883–890. https://doi.org/10.1037/pag0000630

Age modulated recurrent IAM valence, despite the involuntary nature of these memories: younger adults’ recurrent IAMs were disproportionately negative, whereas older adults‘ were disproportionately positive. Negative valence predicted worse mental health in both younger and older adults.

Recommended citation: Yeung, R. C., & Fernandes, M. A. (2021). Recurrent involuntary memories are modulated by age and linked to mental health. Psychology and Aging, 36(7), 883–890. https://doi.org/10.1037/pag0000630