Corrective Experiences in Everyday Life

A Qualitative Investigation of Transformative Change

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8913487
AutoresMyrna L Friedlander (0000-0002-2960-6095, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA, autor de correspondencia), Hsin‐Hua Lee (0000-0001-8141-6670, University at Albany, State University of New York), Hsin-Hua Lee (0000-0001-5655-4641, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA), Shaina Bernardi (University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA)
Año2012
Volumen41
Número3
Páginas453-479
Fecha de publicación2012-05-10
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Counseling Psychologist (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0011-0000 • E-ISSN: 1552-3861
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0011000012439476
OpenAlexW2149754022
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas21

Based on a transtheoretical definition of corrective experience (CE), the authors interviewed 25 adults who could identify a pivotal event or relationship they had experienced, at any point in their lifetime, as positively transformative. The narratives show that the CEs described by participants often had a negative precipitant or took place during a life transition. CEs involving other people tended to occur when an important relationship ended or was reflected upon in retrospect. Many participants had a new cognitive understanding while the CE was occurring as well as long afterward. Interestingly, the life-changing consequences of the CEs were similar to desired outcomes in psychotherapy: positive outlook, changed relationships, self-affirmation, and determination. Notably, the few individuals who had discussed the circumstances surrounding their specific CE with a therapist reported the importance of common change factors (support, validation, emotional release). Results are examined for their theoretical and practical implications

Behavior change · Cognition · Developmental psychology · Everyday life · Narrative · Psychotherapist · Transformative learning · Transtheoretical model · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology