title: Emotion, gender, and gender typical identity in autobiographical memory.
abstract: Gender differences in the emotional intensity and content of autobiographical memory (AM) are inconsistent across studies, and may be influenced as much by gender identity as by categorical gender. To explore this question, data were collected from 196 participants (age 18-40), split evenly between men and women. Participants narrated four memories, a neutral event, high point event, low point event, and self-defining memory, completed ratings of emotional intensity for each event, and completed four measures of gender typical identity. For self-reported emotional intensity, gender differences in AM were mediated by identification with stereotypical feminine gender norms. For narrative use of affect terms, both gender and gender typical identity predicted affective expression. The results confirm contextual models of gender identity (e.g., Diamond, 2012 . The desire disorder in research on sexual orientation in women: Contributions of dynamical systems theory. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 41, 73-83) and underscore the dynamic interplay between gender and gender identity in the emotional expression of autobiographical memories.
authors.affiliation: a Psychology Department , Hamilton College , Clinton , NY , USA.
authors.forename: Azriel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grysman
authors.affiliation: b Psychology Department , Emory University , Atlanta , GA , USA.
authors.forename: Natalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Merrill
authors.affiliation: b Psychology Department , Emory University , Atlanta , GA , USA.
authors.forename: Robyn
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fivush
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D061212:Memory, Episodic; D033262:Narration; D012737:Sex Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Autobiographical memory; gender differences; gender identity