Table 2. Regression models investigating the effect of lifetime SLEs on number of overgeneral AMs and specific AMs.
| Overgeneral AM (n = 213) | Specific AM (n = 213) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model change | Coefficients | Model change | Coefficients | |||||||||
| R2 | p | f2 | β | B (95% CI) | p | R2 | p | f2 | β | B (95% CI) | p | |
| Step 1: Covariates | 0.057 | .015 | 0.061 | 0.087 | .001 | 0.095 | ||||||
| Full scale IQ | 0.019 | 0.037 (−0.229, 0.304) | .782 | 0.245 | 0.761 (0.341, 1.180) | <.001 | ||||||
| Age | −0.167 | −0.303 (−0.549, −0.058) | .016 | 0.174 | 0.508 (0.122, 0.893) | .010 | ||||||
| MFQ depressive symptoms | 0.186 | 0.355 (0.093, 0.616) | .008 | −0.083 | −0.252 (−0.663, 0.159) | .228 | ||||||
| Gender | −0.011 | −0.040 (−0.543, 0.463) | .876 | −0.002 | −0.012 (−0.803, 0.779) | .976 | ||||||
| Step 2: Main effect SLEs | Δ0.003 | .396 | 0.003 | Δ0.028 | .012 | 0.031 | ||||||
| Lifetime SLEs | −0.061 | −0.111 (−0.367, 0.146) | .396 | 0.178 | 0.512 (0.114, 0.910) | .012 | ||||||
| Step 3: Moderation by gender | Δ<0.001 | .902 | <0.001 | Δ0.002 | .554 | 0.002 | ||||||
| Lifetime SLEs x Gender | −0.013 | −0.030 (−0.517, 0.456) | .902 | 0.059 | 0.227 (−0.527, 0.981) | .554 | ||||||
AM = Autobiographical Memory; CI = Confidence Interval; IQ = Intelligence Quotient; MFQ = Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (Wave 2); SLEs = stressful life events. Results significant at p < .05 are indicated in bold. The quadratic term (lifetime SLEs x lifetime SLEs) was not significantly associated with overgeneral AM (β = −0.447, B (95% CI) = −0.826 (−1.694, 0.042), R2 change = 0.016, f2 = 0.017, p = .062) or specific AM (β = 0.280, B (95% CI) = 0.825 (−0.528, 2.178), R2 change = 0.006, f2 = 0.007, p = .230). Lifetime SLEs were significantly associated with specific AMs to positive cues (β = 0.220, bootstrapped 95% CI = 0.089, 0.359, p = .002), but not specific AMs to negative cues (β = 0.093, bootstrapped 95% CI = −0.047, 0.234, p = .203). Similarly, lifetime SLEs were significantly associated with specific positive memories (β = 0.241, bootstrapped 95% CI = 0.103, 0.381, p = .001) but not specific negative memories (β = 0.125, bootstrapped 95% CI = −0.009, 0.266, p = .085).