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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

The Effects of Sleep Quality and Depression on Overgeneralized Memory

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Clinical Science

  • Roland Hart
    Teachers College, Columbia University
  • Shuquan Chen
    Teachers College, Columbia University
  • Eliza Crichton-Stuart
    Sarah Lawrence College
  • George Bonanno
    Teachers College, Columbia University
  • Adam Brown
    The New School for Social Research

Abstract

Depression and sleep quality have both been linked to autobiographical memory disturbance but have seldom been studied simultaneously. This study explores sleep quality as a potential mediator in the relationship between depression and overgeneralized memory. The use of sleep medication and sleep latency predict overgeneralized memory above and beyond depression.

Memory