Reminiscence refers to the process or act of thinking or telling about past experiences. Few studies address the relationship between reminiscence functions and trauma-related cognitions and emotions. This study aimed to expand the previous literature by investigating the frequency of different types of reminiscence during the COVID-19 pandemic and their relations to the likelihood of developing post-traumatic growth (PTG) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), using an adult sample. Altogether, 184 participants (M_age = 30.38; SD = 10.95) completed the Reminiscence Functions Scale to report the purposes for which they shared their experiences during the first two waves of COVID-19. They also responded to the COVID-Transitional Impact Scale, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5, Post Traumatic Growth Inventory, Revised Form of The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, when considering the first two waves of COVID-19. The results demonstrated that pro-social reminiscence and self-positive reminiscence were significantly more common than self-negative reminiscence. Yet, these differences disappeared when the presence of COVID virus was controlled. Pro-social and self-positive reminiscence significantly predicted PTG beyond demographic characteristics, COVID-19 impact, social support, and resilience. In contrast, only self-negative reminiscence predicted PTSD beyond COVID-19 impact and demographic characteristics. Furthermore, serial mediation analysis indicated that pro-social reminiscence predicted PTG via its association with perceived social support and resilience. Our findings suggest the benefit of using reminiscence therapy-type interventions to facilitate PTG and reduce PTSD after large-scale disasters like pandemics.

回忆是指思考或讲述过去经历的过程或行为。很少有研究探讨记忆功能与创伤相关认知和情绪之间的关系。本研究旨在通过调查 COVID-19 大流行期间不同类型回忆的频率及其与发生创伤后成长 (PTG) 和创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 的可能性的关系来扩展先前的文献，使用成人样本。共有 184 名参与者（M_年龄 = 30.38；SD  = 10.95）完成了回忆功能量表，以报告他们在前两波 COVID-19 期间分享经历的目的。在考虑前两项时，他们还对新冠肺炎过渡影响量表、DSM-5 创伤后应激障碍检查表、创伤后成长量表、感知社会支持多维量表修订版和康纳戴维森复原力量表做出了回应COVID-19 浪潮。结果表明，亲社会回忆和自我积极回忆明显比自我消极回忆更常见。然而，当新冠病毒的存在得到控制时，这些差异就消失了。亲社会和自我积极的回忆显着预测了人口特征、COVID-19 影响、社会支持和复原力之外的 PTG。相比之下，除了 COVID-19 的影响和人口特征外，只有自我否定的回忆可以预测 PTSD。此外，系列中介分析表明，亲社会记忆通过其与感知的社会支持和复原力的关联来预测 PTG。我们的研究结果表明，在流行病等大规模灾难发生后，使用回忆疗法类型的干预措施可以促进 PTG 并减少 PTSD 的好处。