scholarly journals TRADUCTION FRANÇAISE DE L’ECHELLE THINKING ABOUT LIFE EXPERIENCE (TALE) - Mesure des fonctions de la mémoire autobiographique

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachid Oulahal
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Autobiographical Memory ◽  
Life Experience ◽  
Memory Function ◽  
French Translation ◽  
Nous Proposons ◽  
Mots Clés ◽  
Memory Functions ◽  
French Version ◽  
Back Translation

Résumé :Le présent article propose la traduction en langue française d’une échelle d’investigation des fonctions de la mémoire autobiographique, disponible en langue anglaise, et que ses concepteurs ont intitulé TALE – Thinking About Life Experience. Ne disposant pas de version française de ce questionnaire, nous avons donc procédé à une traduction selon une méthode de rétro-traduction (back-translation).Nous proposons la divulgation de cette traduction française ainsi que la présentation de résultats issus de l’analyse statistique sur un échantillon de participants français (N=126).Mots-clés : Mémoire autobiographique, Fonction, Échelle, FrançaisFRENCH TRANSLATION OF THE THINKING ABOUT LIFE EXPERIENCE SCALE (TALE)Autobiographical memory functions assessmentAbstract :This article proposes a French translation of an investigation scale of the autobiographical memory functions, available in English, entitled TALE - Thinking About Life Experience. Since we did not have a French version of this questionnaire, we therefore carried out a translation using a back-translation method.We propose the disclosure of this French translation as well as the presentation of results from the statistical analysis on a sample of French participants (N = 126).Keywords : Autobiographical memory, Function, Scale, French

scholarly journals French Translation of the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivier Luminet ◽  
Carole Fantini-Hauwel ◽  
Emilie Banse ◽  
Alix Bigot ◽  
David Preece
Keyword(s):  
French Translation ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
English Version ◽  
Original English Version ◽  
Psychometric Study ◽  
French Version ◽  
Back Translation

This French translation of the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire (PAQ) was translated from the original English version. An initial translation from English to French was conducted and refined by the authorship team. These French items were then back-translated into English by a NAATI approved translator. Minor refinements to some of the French items were made by the authorship team on the basis of this back-translation, resulting in the final French version of the PAQ presented in this document. Our team is currently conducting a psychometric study on this French PAQ to examine its validity and reliability. Cette traduction française du Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire (PAQ) a été réalisée à partir de la version originale anglaise. Une première traduction de l'anglais vers le français a été réalisée et affinée par l'équipe des auteurs. Ces items français ont ensuite été retraduits en anglais par un traducteur agréé par le NAATI. Des améliorations mineures ont été apportées à certains items français par l'équipe des auteurs sur la base de cette retraduction, pour aboutir à la version française finale du PAQ présentée dans ce document. Notre équipe mène actuellement des études psychométriques sur la version française du PAQ afin d'en examiner la validité et la fiabilité.

The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS)

2013 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elise S. Dan-Glauser ◽  
Klaus R. Scherer
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
French Translation ◽  
French Version ◽  
Inappropriate Behaviors ◽  
Initial Validation ◽  
Difficulties In Emotion Regulation ◽  
Instrument Measuring ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
Psychopathological Disorders

Successful emotion regulation is a key aspect of efficient social functioning and personal well-being. Difficulties in emotion regulation lead to relationship impairments and are presumed to be involved in the onset and maintenance of some psychopathological disorders as well as inappropriate behaviors. Gratz and Roemer (2004 ) developed the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), a comprehensive instrument measuring emotion regulation problems that encompasses several dimensions on which difficulties can occur. The aim of the present work was to develop a French translation of this scale and to provide an initial validation of this instrument. The French version was created using translation and backtranslation procedures and was tested on 455 healthy students. Congruence between the original and the translated scales was .98 (Tucker’s phi) and internal consistency of the translation reached .92 (Cronbach’s α). Moreover, test-retest scores were highly correlated. Altogether, the initial validation of the French version of the DERS (DERS-F) offers satisfactory results and permits the use of this instrument to map difficulties in emotion regulation in both clinical and research contexts.

Introduction to the cognitive abilities account for the reminiscence bump in the temporal distribution of autobiographical memory

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve M. J. Janssen
Keyword(s):  
Autobiographical Memory ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Memory Performance ◽  
Memory Function ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Temporal Distribution ◽  
Alternative Account ◽  
Reminiscence Bump ◽  
Significant Events ◽  
Cue Words

People tend to recall more specific personal events from adolescence and early adulthood than from other lifetime periods, a finding known as the reminiscence bump. Several explanations have suggested that events from the reminiscence bump are especially emotional, important, or positive, but studies using cue words have not found support for these claims. An alternative account postulates that cognitive abilities function optimally in adolescence and early adulthood, which may cause more memories to be stored in those lifetime periods. Although other studies have previously discussed the cognitive abilities account as a possible explanation for the reminiscence bump, it was only recently shown that cognitive abilities are indeed related to autobiographical memory performance. When this recent finding is combined with previous findings that cognitive abilities as well as autobiographical memory function optimally in adolescence and early adulthood, they suggest that the cognitive abilities account is a promising explanation for the reminiscence bump in the temporal distribution of word-cued memories. However, because the account does not aim to explain the reminiscence bump in the distribution of highly significant events, it should be regarded as complementary to the existing accounts.

scholarly journals Enhanced brain activity associated with memory access in highly superior autobiographical memory

2018 ◽  
Vol 115 (30) ◽  
pp. 7795-7800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerio Santangelo ◽  
Clarissa Cavallina ◽  
Paola Colucci ◽  
Alessia Santori ◽  
Simone Macrì ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autobiographical Memory ◽  
Brain Activity ◽  
Memory Function ◽  
Human Memory ◽  
Functional Coupling ◽  
Temporoparietal Junction ◽  
Memory Impairments ◽  
Efficient Access ◽  
Sensory Cortices ◽  
Past Experiences

Brain systems underlying human memory function have been classically investigated studying patients with selective memory impairments. The discovery of rare individuals who have highly superior autobiographical memory (HSAM) provides, instead, an opportunity to investigate the brain systems underlying enhanced memory. Here, we carried out an fMRI investigation of a group of subjects identified as having HSAM. During fMRI scanning, eight subjects with HSAM and 21 control subjects were asked to retrieve autobiographical memories (AMs) as well as non-AMs (e.g., examples of animals). Subjects were instructed to signal the “access” to an AM by a key press and to continue “reliving” it immediately after. Compared with controls, individuals with HSAM provided a richer AM recollection and were faster in accessing AMs. The access to AMs was associated with enhanced prefrontal/hippocampal functional connectivity. AM access also induced increased activity in the left temporoparietal junction and enhanced functional coupling with sensory cortices in subjects with HSAM compared with controls. In contrast, subjects with HSAM did not differ from controls in functional activity during the reliving phase. These findings, based on fMRI assessment, provide evidence of interaction of brain systems engaged in memory retrieval and suggest that enhanced activity of these systems is selectively involved in enabling more efficient access to past experiences in HSAM.

L'hexagone?

2017 ◽  
pp. 234-256
Author(s):  
Sue Train ◽  
Catherine Wilks
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identities ◽  
Student Identity ◽  
French Translation ◽  
Cultural Assumptions ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
The World ◽  
Back Translation ◽  
Language Students ◽  
Lexical Items ◽  
High Level

In this chapter the authors seek to investigate how undergraduates in French translation classes can be taught to identify and move beyond their own individual cultural identities to improve intercultural and linguistic competences. Language students must “reflect on the world and themselves through the lens of another language and culture” (MLA, 2007). The authors confirm their observations, that students are unaware of cultural assumptions made when transferring lexical items from one language to another, through a series of studies. These documented studies inform strategies they develop to help students attain the high level of intercultural and linguistic competences expected. The authors discuss how the diversity of student identity has an impact on cultural approaches to translation. The authors draw on Iceberg theory (Hall, 1976) and Byram, Kramsch and Olk's work. They review methodologies including the translation of specific lexical items and also back translation. They analyse the resulting data and conclude with further points for reflection and potential methodologies.

scholarly journals Validation of the French version of the Wisconsin Quality of Life (WISQOL) questionnaire for patients with urolithiasis

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Naeem Bhojani ◽  
Ghizlane Moussaoui ◽  
David-Dan Nguyen ◽  
Mei Juan Trudel ◽  
Garo-Shant Topouzian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
French Version ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Back Translation ◽  
One Way Anova

Introduction: The Wisconsin Stone Quality of Life (WISQOL) questionnaire has been recently developed to objectively assess QOL in patients with urolithiasis. However, French version of the questionnaire was lacking. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to develop and validate the French version of this tool. Methods: The French version of the WISQOL (F-WISQOL) was developed in a multi-step process involving primary translation, back-translation and pilot testing amongst a group of patients (n=12). Urolithiasis patients from two tertiary care institutions were recruited into this study and completed 3 questionnaires: Perceived Stress Scale-10, medical history form and either the WISQOL or F-WISQOL. Internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach’s α and inter-domain associations were evaluated using Spearman’s rank correlation (r). One-way ANOVA was used to compare scores from the two groups (WISQOL and F-WISQOL). Results: A total of 210 patients were enrolled in this study; 68 in the WISQOL group and 148 in the F-WISQOL group. Internal consistency was high for all domains in both groups (F-WISQOL: 0.924-0.970; WISQOL: 0.888-0.965). No statistically significant difference was found between the two groups’ scores. Inter-domain association, measured by Spearman correlation, was moderate to very strong between all of the domains in the F-WISQOL. Values ranged from r=0.676-0.915, with acceptable correlation between D1, D2 and D3, but weaker correlation between D4 (vitality) and the 3 other domains r=0.676-0.729. Conclusions: In the present study, the French version of the WISQOL questionnaire (F-WISQOL) was validated at two academic institutions.

scholarly journals Use, Adaptivity, and Need Fulfillment: A Methodological Critique of Tests of the Functions of Autobiographical Memory

2019 ◽  
Vol 123 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-70
Author(s):  
Denise R. Beike ◽  
Carmen R. Merrick ◽  
Holly E. Cole
Keyword(s):  
Autobiographical Memory ◽  
Internal Validity ◽  
Need Fulfillment ◽  
Memory Functions ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Functional Nature ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
High Internal Validity

In this article, we champion the study of autobiographical memory functions. We review the proposed functions and how they have been investigated. We describe seven commonly used research designs. We argue that although each design offers unique benefits, none of these designs is ideally suited to test the functional nature of autobiographical memory with high internal validity. We stress that each design does have a unique set of benefits in the exploration of autobiographical memory and none should be abandoned. However, we encourage researchers interested in function in particular to consider designs that will illuminate the use, adaptivity, and fulfillment of needs that is inherent in the definition of function.

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