TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hutmacher, Fabian
A1  - Schläger, Linus
A1  - Meerson, Rinat
T1  - Autobiographical memory in the digital age: Insights based on the subjective reports of users of smart journaling apps
JF  - Applied Cognitive Psychology
N2  - Humans have long used external memory aids to support remembering. However, modern digital technologies could facilitate recording and remembering personal information in an unprecedented manner. The present research sought to understand the potential impact of these technologies on autobiographical memory based on interviews with users of smart journaling apps. In Study 1 (N = 12), participants who had no prior experience with smart journaling apps tested the app Day One for 2 weeks and were interviewed about their subjective perceptions afterwards. In order to cross-validate the obtained findings, Study 2 (N = 4) was based on in-depth interviews with long-time users of different smart journaling apps. Taken together, the two studies provide insights into the way autobiographical remembering may change in the digital age – but also into the opportunities and risks potentially associated with the use of technologies that allow creating a detailed and multimedia-based record of one's life.
KW  - autobiographical memory
KW  - total recall
KW  - smart journaling
KW  - digital age
KW  - new media
Y1  - 2023
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-318620
SN  - 0888-4080
VL  - 37
IS  - 4
SP  - 686
EP  - 698
ER  -