Autobiographical memory serves three basic functions of self-continuity, social bonding, and directing behavior. Although previous research has analyzed functional remembering across cultures and emotional valence, little is known about their interactive dynamics. We coded functions of positive and negative work-related autobiographical memories of working adults from Singapore, Turkey, and the U.S. The results revealed an interaction between culture and memory type, whereby memories by Turkish participants were more likely to serve the self function, particularly in positive memories. Across cultures, positive memories scored higher on the social function than did negative memories. Memories by Turkish employees were the most, and Singaporean employees were the least likely to serve a social function. In contrast, narratives by both Singaporean and Turkish employees scored higher on the directive function than did narratives by American employees. The results are discussed in light of cultural differences in autobiographical memory usage as well as workplace relational norms.

自传体记忆具有自我连续性，社交联系和指挥​​行为的三个基本功能。尽管先前的研究已经分析了跨文化和情感价的功能记忆，但对其互动动态知之甚少。我们对来自新加坡，土耳其和美国的在职成年人的与工作相关的正向和负向自传式记忆的功能进行了编码。结果揭示了文化和记忆类型之间的相互作用，从而土耳其参与者的记忆更有可能发挥自我功能，尤其是在积极的回忆。在各种文化中，积极的记忆在社交功能上的得分要高于消极的记忆。土耳其员工的回忆最多，而新加坡员工的社交职能最少。相比之下，新加坡和土耳其雇员的叙述在指令功能上的得分均高于美国雇员的叙述。将根据自传体记忆使用中的文化差异以及工作场所关系规范对结果进行讨论。