Table 2.

Summary of Theoretical Predictions for the AMQ Theory Followed by the Observed Effects

Variables	All Memories1		All Participants
Increasing	PTSD >		Stressful Memories >				Involuntary
Availability	Controls		Word-Cued		Important		>Voluntary
	Theory Obs2		Theory Obs		Theory Obs		Theory Obs
More Emotion
Intensity	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Reaction	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
More Rehearsal
Rehearsal	+	+	+	+	+	+	−	−
Involuntary	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	0
More Central
Life-Story	+	+	+	+	+	+	−	0

Note: +, −, and 0 indicates in (+), opposite to (−), or no effect (0) with respect to the headings of PTSD > controls, stressful memories > word-cued or important memories, and involuntary > voluntary memories. In the Theory columns, the +, and − are predictions; in the Observation columns, the +, and −, and 0 are p < .05 results.

¹PTSD > Controls taken from the correlation with the PCL in Table 8.

²Obs refer to Observed results.