Implementation Intention Encoding Enhances the Execution of Prospective Memory Intentions in Depressed Patients

doi:10.12139/j.1672-0628.2025.03.005

Abstract

Abstract:

To investigate the mechanism by which implementation intention encoding improves prospective memory in patients with depression, a visual search task was employed. The study included 29 patients with depression (Group A) who completed the task using implementation intention encoding, while another 21 patients with depression (Group B) and 21 healthy controls (Group C) used standard encoding. The results showed that in terms of reaction time for the prospective memory task, Group B was significantly slower than Group C, whereas the difference between Group A and Group C was not significant. In the time interval from cue presentation to the first fixation, there was no significant difference among the three groups. However, in the time from the first fixation to the response, Group B was significantly slower than Group C, while Group A and Group C showed no significant difference. No significant differences were observed in accuracy rates among the three groups. These findings suggest that implementation intention encoding facilitates the execution of intentions in the prospective memory of patients with depression.

Key words: depressed patients, prospective memory, implementation intention encoding

摘要：

为了考察执行意图编码方式对抑郁症患者前瞻记忆改善的机制。实验采用视觉搜索任务，选择29名抑郁症患者(A组)采用执行意图编码方式完成任务，另21名抑郁症患者(B组)和21名健康组(C组)采用标准编码方式完成任务。结果发现：前瞻记忆任务的反应时上，B组显著长于C组，A组与C组的差异不显著；在线索呈现到首次注视的时间上，三组差异不显著；在首次注视到反应的时间上，B组显著长于C组，A组和C组差异不显著。正确率上，三组差异不显著。结果表明，执行意图编码促进抑郁症患者前瞻记忆的意图执行。

关键词: 抑郁症患者, 前瞻记忆, 执行意图编码

Zheng WANG, You HOU, Yang HAN, Shaofeng YANG, Lixia CHEN. Implementation Intention Encoding Enhances the Execution of Prospective Memory Intentions in Depressed Patients[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2025, 23(3): 322-329.

王峥, 侯友, 韩洋, 杨邵峰, 陈丽霞. 执行意图编码促进抑郁症患者前瞻记忆的意图执行[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2025, 23(3): 322-329.

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	A组	B组	C组	F/χ²
年龄(岁)	27.00(7.77)	27.86(8.11)	23.33(1.59)	2.77
性别(女/男)	23/6	15/6	13/8	1.83
受教育年限(年)	14.48(2.50)	14.48(2.52)	15.57(0.98)	1.86
SDS得分	64.03(15.62)	65.90(13.07)	38.57(9.22)	29.12***

	A组	B组	C组	F/χ²
年龄(岁)	27.00(7.77)	27.86(8.11)	23.33(1.59)	2.77
性别(女/男)	23/6	15/6	13/8	1.83
受教育年限(年)	14.48(2.50)	14.48(2.52)	15.57(0.98)	1.86
SDS得分	64.03(15.62)	65.90(13.07)	38.57(9.22)	29.12***

任务	指标	A组	B组	C组	F	p	效应量
PM	正确率	0.67±0.21	0.61±0.19	0.72±0.21	1.44	0.243	0.04
	反应时(ms)	1667±551	1750±781	1401±477	4.10	0.021	0.11
	TFF(ms)	641±162	636±155	617±166	0.15	0.865	0.00
	FFTR(ms)	1007±356	1102±460	811±218	3.62	0.032	0.10
OT	正确率	0.95±0.03	0.93±0.03	0.96±0.02	4.44	0.015	0.12
	反应时(ms)	1625±582	1650±712	1528±573	0.98	0.381	0.03
	TFC	1.53±0.20	1.51±0.29	1.43±0.19	1.28	0.285	0.04

任务	指标	A组	B组	C组	F	p	效应量
PM	正确率	0.67±0.21	0.61±0.19	0.72±0.21	1.44	0.243	0.04
	反应时(ms)	1667±551	1750±781	1401±477	4.10	0.021	0.11
	TFF(ms)	641±162	636±155	617±166	0.15	0.865	0.00
	FFTR(ms)	1007±356	1102±460	811±218	3.62	0.032	0.10
OT	正确率	0.95±0.03	0.93±0.03	0.96±0.02	4.44	0.015	0.12
	反应时(ms)	1625±582	1650±712	1528±573	0.98	0.381	0.03
	TFC	1.53±0.20	1.51±0.29	1.43±0.19	1.28	0.285	0.04

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