A biopsychosocial investigation of changes in self-concept on the XXXX Semantic Differential Scale.

@entity1 @entity131 @entity542
UNASSIGNED: This study aimed to investigate the influence of the "good-old-days" bias, neuropsychological functioning and cued recall of life events on self-concept change. Forty seven adults with @entity131 (70% male, 1-5 years post-injury) and 47 matched controls rated their past and present self-concept on the @entity542 Semantic Differential Scale (HISD) III. @entity131 @entity1 also completed a battery of neuropsychological tests. The matched control group of 47 were from a sample of 78 uninjured @entity1 who were randomised to complete either the Social Readjustment Rating Scale-Revised (cued recall) or HISD (non-cued recall) first. Consistent with the good-old-days bias, @entity1 with @entity131 rated their pre-injury self-concept as more positive than their present self-concept and the present self-concept of controls (p   <   .05). More positive pre-injury self-concept ratings were related to lower estimated premorbid IQ and poorer verbal fluency and delayed memory (p   <   .05). For uninjured @entity1 , cued recall, life events and event appraisals each accounted for unique variance in self-concept change (p   <   .01) after controlling for negative affect. The cued recall group rated their past self-concept as significantly more negative than the non-cued group (p   <   .01). Overall, the good-old-days bias, neuropsychological functioning and cued recall influenced reports of self-concept change by affecting retrospective ratings of past self-concept. Further research is needed to investigate the impact of contextual cues on self-concept change after @entity131 .
