A qualitative exploration of memory cuing by personal items in the home

Zijlema, A; van den Hoven, E; Eggen, B

A qualitative exploration of memory cuing by personal items in the home

Zijlema, A

van den Hoven, E

Eggen, B

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Memory Studies, 2019, 12 (4), pp. 377 - 397
Issue Date:: 2019-08-01

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dc.contributor.author	Zijlema, A https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4090-0604	en_US
dc.contributor.author	van den Hoven, E https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0888-1426	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Eggen, B	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-10-31T18:05:21Z
dc.date.issued	2019-08-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Memory Studies, 2019, 12 (4), pp. 377 - 397	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1750-6980	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/68686
dc.description.abstract	© The Author(s) 2017. We are surrounded by personal items that can trigger memories, such as photos, souvenirs and heirlooms. Also during holidays, we collect items to remind us of the events, but not all bring back memories to the same extent. Therefore, we explored peoples’ responses to personal items related to a holiday, using the home tour interviewing method. In total, 63 accounts of cuing responses from nine home tours were analysed using thematic analysis. This resulted in four types of cuing responses: (a) ‘no-memory’ responses, (b) ‘know’ responses, (c) ‘memory evoked think or feel’ responses and (d) ‘remember’ responses. For each of these cuing response categories, we looked into the types of items and their characteristics. Furthermore, we found that some items can evoke multiple memories. The majority of the memories’ content refers to events close to the moment of acquiring the item.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Memory Studies	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/1750698017709872	en_US
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject.classification	Sociology	en_US
dc.title	A qualitative exploration of memory cuing by personal items in the home	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	4	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	12	en_US
utslib.for	080602 Computer-Human Interaction	en_US
utslib.for	120304 Digital and Interaction Design	en_US
utslib.for	170201 Computer Perception, Memory and Attention	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/IKM and Digital Studies Program
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Design
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Computer Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
pubs.issue	4	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	12	en_US

Abstract:

© The Author(s) 2017. We are surrounded by personal items that can trigger memories, such as photos, souvenirs and heirlooms. Also during holidays, we collect items to remind us of the events, but not all bring back memories to the same extent. Therefore, we explored peoples’ responses to personal items related to a holiday, using the home tour interviewing method. In total, 63 accounts of cuing responses from nine home tours were analysed using thematic analysis. This resulted in four types of cuing responses: (a) ‘no-memory’ responses, (b) ‘know’ responses, (c) ‘memory evoked think or feel’ responses and (d) ‘remember’ responses. For each of these cuing response categories, we looked into the types of items and their characteristics. Furthermore, we found that some items can evoke multiple memories. The majority of the memories’ content refers to events close to the moment of acquiring the item.

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