Processing negative autobiographical memories in a foreign language
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- dc.contributor.author Ortigosa Beltrán, Isabel
- dc.contributor.author Jaén, Irene
- dc.contributor.author García Palacios, Azucena
- dc.date.accessioned 2023-07-03T06:04:17Z
- dc.date.available 2023-07-03T06:04:17Z
- dc.date.issued 2023
- dc.description.abstract The use of a foreign language has been introduced in the clinical setting as a form of emotional distance to help deal with negative experiences. However, the evidence of foreign language reducing emotionality during processing negative events is still scarce. This study aims to test whether the description and processing of a traumatic or highly emotional event in a foreign language could modulate the strength of the connection between traumatic symptomatology and emotional reaction. For this purpose, a sample of 128 healthy participants completed a series of questionnaires via an online platform. Firstly, their levels of distress, arousal and valence were assessed in their native language. Secondly, they were assigned to either the native language or the foreign language group and described a negative childhood event in the assigned language (English or Spanish), followed by five questions for processing the event. Next, their emotionality was assessed again in their native language. Finally, a questionnaire of traumatic stress symptoms and an avoidance scale were completed. Results showed that the relationship between traumatic symptomatology and emotionality was moderated by the language of processing the negative event. Specifically, traumatic symptomatology was more strongly associated with distress and arousal change when the processing task was performed in the native language. These findings suggest the influence of a foreign language on emotional reactivity when a negative experience is processed, which could be an essential tool in the treatment of disorders related to stress and trauma.
- dc.description.sponsorship This work was supported by Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN-ETN)—Multimind (H2020 MSCA-ITN2017, grant 765556).
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- dc.identifier.citation Ortigosa-Beltrán I, Jaén I, García-Palacios A. Processing negative autobiographical memories in a foreign language. Front Psychol. 2023;14:1133915. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1133915
- dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1133915
- dc.identifier.issn 1664-1078
- dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/57434
- dc.language.iso eng
- dc.publisher Frontiers
- dc.relation.ispartof Frontiers in Psychology. 2023;14:1133915.
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- dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/765556
- dc.rights © 2023 Ortigosa-Beltrán, Jaén and GarcíaPalacios. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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- dc.subject.keyword foreign language
- dc.subject.keyword bilingualism
- dc.subject.keyword autobiographical memories
- dc.subject.keyword moderation
- dc.subject.keyword emotion
- dc.title Processing negative autobiographical memories in a foreign language
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