Involuntary autobiographical memory, encompassing both past events and future projections, is described as a fundamental mode of mental time travel that remains relatively intact with age, especially in the case of involuntary memories. Among younger adults, a higher frequency of involuntary autobiographical memories is associated with a negative cognitive style and increased emotional distress.

The present dataset comes from an online survey that examined the relationship between involuntary autobiographical memory, mental health, and cognitive functioning in a sample of 75 older adults, taking into account their emotion regulation strategies. The present dataset includes all the data used in the submitted paper: Involuntary Future Projections, Not Autobiographical Memories, Predict Anxiety Symptoms in Aging