Table 3.

Descriptive Statistics for Memory Features by Age Group and Cue Type

Dependent measure	Young Adults		Older Adults
	MEAM Mean (SD)	FEAM Mean (SD)	MEAM Mean (SD)	FEAM Mean (SD)
Number of memories recorded	8.05 (6.19)	5.44 (4.02)	6.13 (3.90)	5.21 (3.34)
Proportion of spontaneous memories	0.92 (0.14)	0.83 (0.29)	0.95 (0.09)	0.90 (0.21)
Proportion of specific memories	0.58 (0.28)	0.62 (0.35)	0.49 (0.27)	0.44 (0.33)
Age at event	17.44 (2.81)	16.43 (2.94)	32.41 (12.47)	32.11 (14.40)
Age of memory	4.16 (3.06)	5.17 (3.98)	34.47 (13.19)	34.78 (13.87)
Vividness rating	3.29 (0.57)	3.00 (0.78)	3.49 (0.71)	3.60 (0.58)
Rehearsal rating	2.83 (0.61)	2.57 (0.89)	3.29 (0.87)	3.25 (0.76)
Valence rating	3.86 (0.49)	3.82 (0.53)	4.22 (0.49)	4.17 (0.57)
Importance rating	2.64 (0.85)	2.13 (0.87)	2.96 (0.88)	2.79 (0.78)

Note: MEAM = Music-evoked autobiographical memory; FEAM = Food-evoked autobiographical memory