RT Journal Article
T1 Remembering terrorist attacks: evolution over time
A1 Manzanero Puebla, Antonio Lucas
A1 Vallet, Rocio
A1 Escorial Martín, Sergio
A1 Fernández Sánchez, Juan
A1 Vicente Pérez, Francisco De
A1 Guarch-Rubio, Marta
A1 Vara, Alba
AB The present study aims to analyse the effect of the passage of time on the phenomenological characteristics of the memory of a traumatic event of social relevance. The terrorist attack that took place in Barcelona (Spain) in August 2017 was taken as the traumatic event. A priori, this event meets the criteria to produce a flashbulb memory (level of surprise, consequentiality and emotional activation). A total of 364 memories from different individuals (78% women and a mean age of 20 years) were studied at five different time points, between September 2017 and December 2018, using the CCFRA/PQAM questionnaire. The results show that the memories only comply with the characteristics usually associated with flashbulb memories in the medium term (about 7 months after the events). These characteristics do not appear in a clear way immediately and are lost just over a year after the event. Therefore, the passage of time seems to have a great influence on the characteristics of memories of violent events, such as terrorist attacks. However, this influence may depend more on the relevance given to the event than on the elapsed time, as it is the relevance that determines the number of subsequent recalls, influencing the maintenance of the memory.
PB Sage
SN 1750-6980
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/100409
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/100409
LA eng
NO Manzanero, A. L., Vallet, R., Escorial, S., Fernández, J., De Vicente, F., Guarch-Rubio, M., & Vara, A. (2021). Remembering terrorist attacks: evolution over time. Memory Studies, 14(4), 762–780. doi:10.1177/17506980211024321
NO Universidad Complutense de Madrid
DS Docta Complutense
RD 11 jul 2025