Méndez Casas, LanderCavalli, StefanoEl-Astal, SofiánPizarro, José JoaquinPadoan Moura, Sonia GeniTelletxea Artzamendi, SaioaPáez, Darío2024-05-062024-05-062023Méndez L, Cavalli S, El-Astal S, Pizarro JJ, Padoan SG, Telletxea S, et al. Collective memory and social representations of history in Americas, Europe and Palestine. Revista de psicología. 2023 Jul 14;41(2):1023-65. DOI: 10.18800/psico.202302.0142223-3733http://hdl.handle.net/10230/59997This article reviews and synthesizes 10 free-recall studies on collective memory carried out in Latin America, Europe, and Palestine. Results show the high prevalence of the topics of politics, collective violence and warfare, but around 50% of recalled events were appraised as positives, disconfirming a negative bias in collective memory. However, in Palestine most of the events were entirely or partially negative, reflecting country’s conflictual situation. The analyzed studies confirm a partial socio-centrism: in Latin America and Palestine most events were national. A meta-analysis confirms a generational effect in 24/100 historical events. Negative historical events were related to low social wellbeing in Palestine. Results are discussed in the framework of collective memory processes and social representations of history.application/pdfengThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.18800/psico.202302.014Collective memorySocial representationsHistorical pastFree-recallCEVIinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess