A elegia da lembrança impossível: dor, memória e afeto em corredores de longa distância

Memory is a dynamic and plastic psychological function. In addition, there is a close connection between memory events and affective states. This study aimed to study the effect of time and positive and negative affects on the recall of pain memory caused by a long-distance run and to confirm the factorial structure of the Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS). In 2016, 138 runners of 21.1 and 42.2 km were evaluated with the Numerical Pain Scale (NRS) and PANAS in two moments: immediately after completing the race and 6 months later. There was no difference between the immediate post-race report and the recall of pain magnitude (t(57) =.136, p = .446). All participants reported more positive than negative affect upon completing the activity (t(135) = 32.19, p < .001) and positive affects contributed as significant predictor and inversely associated with recall of pain (b = -, 118 , p = 0.02). The PANAS had adequate goodness-of fit values in the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (χ2 (169) = 306; p < .001; TLI =
.921; CFI = .929; RMSEA = .081), proving to be appropriate for use in such situations. The results provide more evidence about the distortion phenomenon
that memory presents and validate the PANAS for use in similar situations to
this research.