Differenze individuali nel ricordo autobiografico relativo al periodo dell'amnesia infantile

Examined individual differences in recollection of autobiographical events of the childhood amnesia period. Two studies were conducted: in the 1st study 3 groups of subjects (8, 12, and 18 yrs old) were tested on events recollection about different childhood periods (0-3; 3-6; 6-8 yrs), The 2nd study investigated individual differences about autobiographical recollection in children with social adaptation problems ("toughs"). Study 1 confirmed the literature data about childhood amnesia. The results obtained from the 2nd study showed that children labelled as "toughs" recollect more events from their past than the others and these events were mainly labeled with negative emotion. The results are discussed within the models supporting the idea that lifestyle and social adaptation could affect the ontogenetic development of episodic autobiographical memory