Effects of Stress Coping Strategy, Previous History, and Parental Preparation on Children’s Memory of a Stressful Event

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The purpose of this study was to explore linkages between stress and a range of individual difference factors on children’s memory for a potentially stressful event. Children (N=63) aged from 4 to 10 years, who undergone a minor dental operative procedure were evaluated. Overall, the results of this study replicated and extended previous findings of the related literature, providing some further evidence for a negative relation between stress and children's recall. More considerable variation in individual difference variables, in particular, children’s stress coping strategies, quality of previous experiences, amount of the advanced parental preparation were existed among the children, influencing the relation between the level of stress and children’s remembering of a stressful event. Future inquiries for understanding theoretical, clinical, and forensic issues in children’s remembering of a stressful event were discussed.

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