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Constructing the Self in Early, Middle, and Late Adolescent Boys

Narrative Identity, Individuation, and Well-Being

Bibliographic Data

ID12388404
AuthorsKate C Mclean (0000-0003-3973-1786, Western Washington University, corresponding author), Andrea V Breen, Andrea Breen (0000-0002-7626-2109, University of Toronto), Marc A Fournier (0000-0002-6439-346X, University of Toronto)
Year2010
Volume20
Issue1
Pages166-187
Publication date2010-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Research on Adolescence (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1050-8392 • E-ISSN: 1532-7795
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1532-7795.2009.00633.x
OpenAlexW1966202804
LanguageEN
Citations received87
References cited39

The present study examined aspects of identity development in a sample of adolescent boys from two approaches: individuation and narrative. To extend the more recent research on narrative identity development, we also examined relations between narrative identity, well-being, and age. Narrative meaning making was predicted by themes of individuation in the narratives, specifically the interaction of autonomy and connectedness. Well-being was predicted by different aspects of meaning depending on the kind of meaning and the stage of adolescence. Finally, results showed an age-related increase in meaning-making processes, particularly meaning related to perceiving the self as changing. Results are discussed in terms of the processes of narrative identity development for adolescent boys

Adolescent development · Aesthetics · Art · Developmental psychology · Identity (music · Individuation · Literature · Narrative · Narrative identity · Psychoanalysis · Family Support in Illness · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics

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