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Effectiveness of the level of personal relevance of visual autobiographical stimuli in the induction of positive emotions in young and older adults: pilot study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Dolores Fernández, Laura Ros, Roberto Sánchez-Reolid, Jorge Javier Ricarte, José Miguel Latorre

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Article in Trials, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04251104 (Effectiveness of the Level of Personal Relevance of Visual Autobiographical Stimuli in the Induction of Positive Emotions in Young and Older Adults), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Effectiveness of the Level of Personal Relevance of Visual Autobiographical Stimuli in the Induction of Positive Emotions in Young and Older Adults: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of Castilla-La ManchaRan2020 to 2020Enrolled240ConditionsEmotion Regulation, Mood Induction, Autobiographical Memory, AgeingArmsImages' personal relevance effectiveness in objective and subjective mood recovery
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Dolores FernándezDepartment of Psychology, University of Castilla La Mancha, 02006, Albacete, Spain.
Laura RosDepartment of Psychology, University of Castilla La Mancha, 02006, Albacete, Spain. laura.ros@uclm.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5567-8589
Roberto Sánchez-ReolidComputer Research Institute, University of Castilla La Mancha, 02071, Albacete, Spain.
Jorge Javier RicarteDepartment of Psychology, University of Castilla La Mancha, 02006, Albacete, Spain.
José Miguel LatorreDepartment of Psychology, University of Castilla La Mancha, 02006, Albacete, Spain.
University of Castilla-La Mancha · ES

Funding

Agencia Estatal de Investigación DPI2016-80894-RConsejería de Educación, Junta de Castilla y León SBPLY/19/180501/000181Secretaría de Estado de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación TIN2013-47074-C2-1-R
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Abstract

backgroundThe ability to retrieve specific memories is a cognitive and emotional protective factor. Among the most effective techniques to generate autobiographical memories is the use of audio-visual stimuli, particularly images. Developing and improving techniques that facilitate the generation of such memories could be highly effective in the prevention of depressive symptoms, especially in the elderly population. The aim of the present study is to examine how the level of personal relevance of pictures as autobiographical memory cues to induce positive emotions may affect an individual's emotion regulation.

methodsThe participants, 120 older adults aged 65 and over and 120 young adults aged between 18 and 35, of both sexes and without depressive symptoms, will be induced to a negative mood state by means of viewing a film clip. Following the negative mood induction, the participants will be shown positive images according to experimental group to which they were randomly assigned (high personal relevance: personal autobiographical photographs; medium personal relevance: pictures of favourite locations associated with specific positive autobiographical memories; and low personal relevance: positive images from the International Affective Picture System). We will analyse the differences in subjective (responses to questionnaires) and objectives measures (EEG signal, heart rate variability and electrodermal activity) between the groups before and after the induction of negative affect and following the recall of positive memories. DISCUSSION: The use of images associated with specific positive autobiographical memories may be an effective input for inducing positive mood states, which has potentially important implications for their use as a cognitive behavioural technique to treat emotional disorders, such as depression, which are highly prevalent among older adults.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT04251104 . Registered on 30 January 2020.

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EmotionsMemory, EpisodicAdolescentAdultAffectAgedFemaleHumansMaleMental RecallMotion PicturesPhotographyPilot ProjectsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicYoung AdultAgeingAutobiographical memoriesEmotion regulationImagesMood inductionPersonal relevance

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