Psychometric Validation of the Survey of Autobiographical Memory: Confirmatory

Factor Analysis and Network Analysis.

Supplementary Information 1

Study 1.

Sample 1 demographic data.

  Total Males Females

  number number number
n 1879   416 (22.13%) 1463 (77.87%)
Age Range      
Young (18-35 y) 1274      
Middle (35-55 y) 495      
Adult (>55 y) 110      
Education      
High School 278      
University/Tertiary 1266      
Posgraduate 335      
Reported Anxiety 895 (47.17%)        
M SD M SD M SD
Age 32.19 10.70 32.40 10.95 32.13 10.75
Years of Education 15.1 3.3        

Sample 1 descriptive stats.

Sample 1 item stats  

Item-
  M SD Median Skew Kurtosis
total
e1 3,69 1,27 4 -0,52 -1,08 0,42
e2 3,75 1,26 4 -0,63 -0,93 0,41
e3 3,57 1,24 4 -0,6 -0,72 0,36
e4 3,16 1,39 3 -0,25 -1,20 0,35
e5 3,53 1,29 4 -0,53 -0,89 0,57
e6 3,46 1,25 4 -0,47 -0,83 0,56
e7 2,84 1,34 3 0,11 -1,24 0,39
e8 3,11 1,25 3 -0,25 -1,09 0,49
s1 3,66 1,06 4 -0,69 -0,11 0,33
s2 3,4 1,3 4 -0,26 -1,19 0,32
s3 2,99 1,5 3 -0,02 -1,47 0,34
s4 3,07 1,43 3 -0,13 -1,36 0,33
s5 3,69 1,2 4 -0,54 -0,86 0,34
s6 3,49 1,33 4 -0,48 -0,99 0,4
p1 3,22 1,43 3 -0,27 -1,25 0,4

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p2 3,87 1,29 4 -0,99 -0,23 0,45
p3 3,17 1,39 3 -0,12 -1,3 0,23
p4 3,99 1,33 5 -1,05 -0,29 0,38
p5 4,24 1,13 5 -1,46 1,11 0,36
p6 4,28 0,97 5 -1,6 2,41 0,13
f1 3,83 1,15 4 -0,88 -0,01 0,51
f2 3,61 1,18 4 -0,71 -0,32 0,49
f3 3,35 1,23 4 -0,42 -0,8 0,48
f4 4,01 1,03 4 -1,18 1,03 0,37
f5 3,95 1,06 4 -1,11 0,79 0,47
f6 4,07 1,19 5 -1,08 0,03 0,46

 “e” stands for Episodic items, “s” for Semantic items, “p” for Spatial items and “f” for
future items of the SAM.

Sample 1 Cronbach´s Alpha.

    Cronbach´s Alpha  
Semanti
Episodic c Spatial Future Total
0.78 0.62 0.72 0.85 0.81

Sample 1 item Correlation Matrix.

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Sample 1 Direct Scores for each Memory Category.

Direct Scores for Memory Categories

  M SD median skew kurtosis
Episodic 25.90 4.80 23 -0.39 -0.53
Semantic 20.30 4.61 20 -0.13 -0.48
Spatial 22.77 4.99 24 -0.67 -0.22
Future 22.83 5.21 24 -0.81 0.35
Total 91.79 12.75 88 -0.30 0.00

Study 2.

Sample 2 demographic data.

  Total   Males   Females  

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  number   number   number  
n 1019   202   815  
Age Range      
Young (18-35 y) 737      
Middle (35-55 y) 248      
Adult (>55 y) 34      
Education      
High School 56      
University/Tertiary 632      
Posgraduate 331      
Reported Anxiety 560          
  M SD M SD M SD
Age 31.57 8.39    
Years of Education 16.1 3.9        

Sample 2 descriptive stats.

Sample 2 descriptives  
item.tota
  M SD median skew kurtosis
l
e1 3.62 1.30 4 -0.45 -1.14 0.47
e2 3.81 1.23 4 -0.71 -0.77 0.41
e3 3.63 1.20 4 -0.67 -0.51 0.32
e4 3.10 1.32 3 -0.21 -1.26 0.34
e5 3.38 1.29 4 -0.36 -1.04 0.57
e6 3.34 1.24 4 -0.38 -0.90 0.57
e7 2.68 1.34 3 0.10 -0.80 0.33
e8 3.01 1.22 3 -0.22 -1.07 0.41
s1 3.63 1.08 4 -0.66 -0.19 0.32
s2 3.28 1.30 3 -0.16 -1.23 0.35
s3 2.73 1.48 2 0.24 -1.40 0.28
s4 2.93 1.44 3 0.01 -1.38 0.31
s5 3.66 1.19 4 -0.53 -0.82 0.31
s6 3.40 1.35 4 -0.43 -1.05 0.37
p1 3.26 1.47 4 -0.33 -1.29 0.34
p2 3.89 1.29 4 -1.00 -0.22 0.40
p3 3.23 1.38 3 -0.16 -1.28 0.26
p4 4.00 1.30 5 -1.06 -0.20 0.39
p5 4.22 1.11 5 -1.42 1.11 0.34
p6 4.34 0.91 5 -1.69 3.02 0.19
f1 3.83 1.13 4 -0.90 0.12 0.46
f2 3.63 1.17 4 -0.69 -0.33 0.53
f3 3.40 1.18 4 -0.47 -0.66 0.47
f4 4.05 1.01 4 -1.20 1.14 0.31
f5 3.91 1.03 4 -0.97 0.50 0.48
f6 4.11 1.15 5 -1.10 0.06 0.46

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  “e” stands for Episodic items, “s” for Semantic items, “p” for Spatial items and “f” for
future items of the SAM.

Sample 2 item Correlation Matrix.

Sample II Correlation between Memory Categories.

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Sample 2 Direct Scores for each Memory Category.

Direct Scores for Memory Categories

  M SD median skew kurtosis
Episodic 26.20 5.12 21 -0.29 -0.69
Semantic 19.64 4.57 20 -0.02 -0.45
Spatial 22.96 5.08 24 -0.79 -0.14
Future 22.94 5.05 24 -0.71 0.28
Total 91.38 12.24 87 -0.27 0.06

Study 3.

Network Analysis (NWA).

Sample 3 used for Network Analysis = Sample I + Sample II.

Sample 3 demographic data.

  Total number  
n 2981  
males 580 (19.4%)  

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 females 2311 (80.6%)  
Age Range  
Young 2011  
Middle 744  
Adult 136  
Education  
High School 335  
University/Tertiary 1894  
Posgraduate 663  
Reported Anxiety 1341  
  M SD
Age 31.98 10.02
Years of Education 15.4 3

Sample 3 total descriptive stats.

Sample 3 Descriptive Statistics  

  M SD median skew kurtosis item.total
e1 3.67 1.28 4 -0.5 -1.1 0.44
e2 3.77 1.25 4 -0.66 -0.87 0.40
e3 3.59 1.23 4 -0.62 -0.65 0.35
e4 3.12 1.40 3 -0.25 0.03 0.33
e5 3.48 1.29 4 -0.47 -0.96 0.57
e6 3.42 1.25 4 -0.44 -0.86 0.56
e7 2.74 1.36 3 0.06 -1.12 0.32
e8 3.07 1.24 3 -0.24 -1.08 0.46
s1 3.65 1.06 4 -0.68 -0.14 0.33
s2 3.36 1.3 4 -0.23 -1.21 0.31
s3 2.9 1.5 3 0.07 -1.47 0.32
s4 3.02 1.44 3 -0.08 -1.37 0.32
s5 3.68 1.2 4 -0.54 -0.84 0.33
s6 3.46 1.33 4 -0.47 -1.01 0.39
p1 3.24 1.44 3 -0.29 -1.26 0.38
p2 3.88 1.29 4 -0.99 -0.22 0.43
p3 3.19 1.38 3 -0.13 -1.29 0.19
p4 4 1.32 5 -1.06 -0.24 0.38
p5 4.23 1.12 5 -1.45 1.11 0.36
p6 4.3 0.95 5 -1.63 2.63 0.15
f1 3.83 1.14 4 -0.89 0.04 0.49
f2 3.62 1.18 4 -0.7 -0.32 0.5
f3 3.37 1.21 4 -0.44 -0.75 0.48
f4 4.03 1.02 4 -1.19 1.07 0.35
f5 3.94 1.05 4 -1.06 0.69 0.48
f6 4.09 1.18 5 -1.09 0.04 0.46

Item – Correlations

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Sample 3 Direct Scores for each Memory Category.

Direct Scores for Memory Categories

  M SD median skew kurtosis
Episodic 26.75 5.12 23 -0.35 -0.59
Semantic 20.07 4.61 20 -0.09 -0.48
Spatial 22.84 5.03 24 -0.71 -0.19
Future 22.87 5.16 24 -0.78 0.34
Total 92.48 12.60 87 -0.29 0.03