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Trial reportScientific reports2022

Qualitative analysis of hotspots and intrusive memories after viewing an aversive film highlights their sensory and spatial features.

Laura Singh, Brianna Garate, Johanna M Hoppe, Emily A Holmes

Registry-linked trialAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04608097 (Understanding Reactions to Emotional Material in the Media During COVID-19 and the Connections to Cognitive Activities), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT04608097 nacompletednot on this map

Understanding Reactions to Emotional Material in the Media During COVID-19 and the Connections to Cognitive Activities

TypeinterventionalSponsorUppsala UniversityRan2020 to 2021Enrolled74ConditionsHealthy Participants, Intrusive MemoriesArmsSimple cognitive task intervention, Attention Placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Temporal dynamics of trauma memory persistence.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Laura SinghDepartment of Psychology, Uppsala University, Box 1225, 751 42, Uppsala, Sweden. laura.singh@psyk.uu.se.
Brianna GarateDepartment of Psychology, Uppsala University, Box 1225, 751 42, Uppsala, Sweden.
Johanna M HoppeDepartment of Psychology, Uppsala University, Box 1225, 751 42, Uppsala, Sweden.
Emily A HolmesDepartment of Psychology, Uppsala University, Box 1225, 751 42, Uppsala, Sweden.

Funding

Swiss National Science Foundation P2BEP1_184378
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intrusive memories of trauma are recurrent distressing sensory-perceptual impressions of the traumatic event that enter consciousness spontaneously and unwanted. They often contain the worst moment/s ('hotspots') of the trauma memory and have primarily been studied in clinical populations after real trauma. Intrusive memories can also be studied using analogue trauma as an 'experimental psychology model'. Little is known about the features of analogue trauma hotspots. Here we report an ancillary analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial. Seventy non-clinical participants viewed a trauma film containing COVID-19 related footage. Features of hotspots/intrusive memories of the film were explored using linguistic analysis and qualitative content coding. Participants reported on average five hotspots (M = 9.5 words/hotspot). Akin to hotspots soon after real trauma, analogue hotspots/intrusions primarily contained words related to space. Most contained sensory features, yet few cognitions and emotions. Results indicate that features of analogue trauma hotspots mirror those of hotspots soon after real trauma, speaking to the clinical validity of this 'experimental psychology model'.ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT04608097, registered on 29/10/2020.

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COVID-19MemoryAffectCognitionHumansMotion PicturesWounds and Injuries

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PMID35487945
PMCPMC9052176

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