Majse Lind
Biographic Data
| ID | 5065692 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Majse Lind |
| GIVEN NAMES | Majse |
| FAMILY NAME | Lind |
| SIGNATURE | LIND M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Aalborg University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5837-8389 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Validating the Narrative Identity Self-Evaluation Scale in Japan
This study validated the Narrative Identity Self-Evaluation (NISE) scale among Japanese adults through two interconnected studies. In Study 1, a total of 1,500 Japanese adults (aged 18–60 years) completed the NISE alongside measures of subjective well-being and self-concept clarity. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the NISE’s four-factor structure – autobiographical reasoning, desire for structure, positive themes, and narrative disturbance…
Envisioning a Hopeful Future Despite Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia (SZ) has been linked with a pessimistic future outlook but the specific factors influencing such outlook are still to be mapped out. SZ is often referred to as a self‐disorder and sense of self has been suggested to be a crucial factor influencing future view. Using a mixed‐measurement approach, the present study examined two aspects of temporal sense of self in SZ—self‐concept clarity and narrative identity—and tested whether each …
Life Stories Matter
INTRODUCTION: Recent advances in psychiatric nosology replace categorical personality disorder diagnoses with dimensional frameworks characterized by level of personality functioning (LPF) and maladaptive traits. Increased emphasis on the assessment of self-functioning with LPF has led scholars to advocate for the inclusion of narrative identity into these models. The current study aimed to examine the utility of narrative identity for the assess…
The development and evaluation of a mentalization-based training program for multiple managerial layers
Occupational stress is a pressing issue for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which are particularly vulnerable due to limited resources and unique challenges. Effective leadership is pivotal in mitigating stress and promoting workplace well-being, yet existing leadership training programs often lack a focus on relational competencies, which has been found as a core competency in fostering well-being among both leaders and employees. Th…
Digital Life Story Books
The sharp increase in dementia and age-related memory impairments worldwide has made reminiscence-based interventions attractive. Past research is mixed with little focus on self-functioning. The aims of this study were (i) to develop and assess the implementation of a reminiscence-based intervention, Digital Life Story Books, grounded in evidence-based principles of autobiographical memory, and (ii) to evaluate its effectiveness in improving sen…
Development and Validation of the Narrative Identity Self-Evaluation Scale (Nise)
In narrative identity research, variables are typically captured through detailed content-coding of personal narratives. Yet, alternative methods have been suggested, notably self-report scales, because they capture a participant’s own interpretation of their personal narratives, and because they are efficient to administer as a supplement to more labor-intensive coding methods. This study developed and validated the Narrative Identity Self-Evalu…
What characterizes a well‐functioning person? Perspectives from Scandinavian laypeople and mental health professionals
Functioning describes how well a person handles life, but the constituents of functioning and its measurement remain subjects of debate among researchers. However, approaches investigating how the concept of functioning is understood among laypeople and practitioners have received less attention. The present study uses a bottom‐up approach to explore the concept of functioning among laypeople and mental health professionals in a Scandinavian cont…
Awareness of Narrative Identity Questionnaire (Aniq) in Early Adolescents
Identity formation is central to adolescent development. Challenges in establishing a stable sense of self is associated with maladaptive identity function, which has been recognized as a core feature of personality pathology. The narrative identity framework offers a unique lens to garner salient information about one’s sense of self. The Awareness of Narrative Identity Questionnaire (ANIQ) is a self-report measure of narrative identity validate…
Attachment-Based Mentalization Profiles of Iranian Children
Mentalization, operationalized as reflective functioning (RF), is the ability to understand one's own and another's mental world implicitly or explicitly. RF is a newly discovered research field in Iran and is largely under-studied in Eastern cultures in general, underscoring the high need for cross-cultural studies in this field of research. A qualitative method was used to examine the ability to understand, process, and respond to high-arousal …
Incremental relations between self-understanding and social functioning beyond personality traits in young adults
Personality models differentiate personality traits from self-understanding. • Tested if self-understanding adds to social functioning beyond personality traits. • Coherence in self-understanding has an incremental link to social functioning. • Self-understanding does not moderate links between personality traits and social functioning. Personality traits are well-established predictors of social functioning, but contemporary models of personalit…
Synthesizing contemporary integrative interpersonal theory and the narrative identity approach to examine personality dynamics and regulatory processes
OBJECTIVE: The goal of this paper is to promote the integration of two approaches to personality and assessment: Contemporary Integrative Interpersonal Theory (CIIT) and the Narrative Identity Approach (NI). METHODS: We review CIIT and NI, describe their similarities and differences, and articulate opportunities to integrate the approaches to more fully account for personality dynamics and self-regulation. RESULTS: We identify several areas withi…
Narrative Identity within Mentalization-Based Group Therapy for Adolescents
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by severe disturbances related to understanding oneself and other people and can be reliably detected and treated in adolescence. In this feasibility study, we aimed to focus on the features of, and changes in, narrative identity throughout the course of Mentalization-Based Treatment in Groups (MBT-G) for adolescents with BPD. Six female patients (M = 15.2, SD = 0.75) joined between 16 and 31…
Mentalization in Typically and Atypically Developing Iranian Children and Its Associations with Age, Sex, and Externalizing/Internalizing Symptoms
Mentalization refers to the ability to understand the mental states of oneself and those of others that motivate action and behavior. Mentalization has generally been linked to adaptive development and healthy functioning whereas diminished mentalization has been associated with maladaptive development and psychopathology. The vast majority of research on mentalization and developmental trajectories, however, is based on Western countries. The ov…
Situating personality disorder within its maladaptive narrative identity ecology
Personality disorders (PD) are characterized by rigid patterns of dysfunctional thinking, feeling, and behaving within most contexts and across various relations in a person's life [1], resulting in immense individual suffering [2], and high societal costs [3]. Categorical-but particularly dimensional models of PD place identity at the very center of the disorder [4,5]. That is, within these models, the degree of disturbed identity reflect the se…
Mentalization-based principles within the organization
Fulfilling or failing to fulfill narrative developmental themes
ICD-11 Personality Disorder
The field of personality disorders (PD) is taking an important step away from a categorical approach by inviting a dimensional understanding of conceptualizing and diagnosing manifestations of personality pathology (1). This means that, in the long awaited 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11), the core of PD is considered on a spectrum of intra-and interpersonal dysfunctions (2). Let me begin this paper by declar…
More Vulnerable? The Life Story Approach Highlights Older People’s Potential for Strength During the Pandemic
OBJECTIVES: Older adults have repeatedly been referred to as more physically vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic, however, is not only about becoming physically ill. It has many psychosocial aspects: people are exposed to myriad life challenges. The life story approach does not ignore physical status but also emphasizes psychosocial strengths. It highlights that older people are likely to have developed resilience through experi…
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ICD-11 Personality Disorder
The field of personality disorders (PD) is taking an important step away from a categorical approach by inviting a dimensional understanding of conceptualizing and diagnosing manifestations of personality pathology (1). This means that, in the long awaited 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11), the core of PD is considered on a spectrum of intra-and interpersonal dysfunctions (2). Let me begin this paper by declar…
More Vulnerable? The Life Story Approach Highlights Older People’s Potential for Strength During the Pandemic
OBJECTIVES: Older adults have repeatedly been referred to as more physically vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic, however, is not only about becoming physically ill. It has many psychosocial aspects: people are exposed to myriad life challenges. The life story approach does not ignore physical status but also emphasizes psychosocial strengths. It highlights that older people are likely to have developed resilience through experi…
Mentalization-based principles within the organization
Fulfilling or failing to fulfill narrative developmental themes
Synthesizing contemporary integrative interpersonal theory and the narrative identity approach to examine personality dynamics and regulatory processes
OBJECTIVE: The goal of this paper is to promote the integration of two approaches to personality and assessment: Contemporary Integrative Interpersonal Theory (CIIT) and the Narrative Identity Approach (NI). METHODS: We review CIIT and NI, describe their similarities and differences, and articulate opportunities to integrate the approaches to more fully account for personality dynamics and self-regulation. RESULTS: We identify several areas withi…
Narrative Identity within Mentalization-Based Group Therapy for Adolescents
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by severe disturbances related to understanding oneself and other people and can be reliably detected and treated in adolescence. In this feasibility study, we aimed to focus on the features of, and changes in, narrative identity throughout the course of Mentalization-Based Treatment in Groups (MBT-G) for adolescents with BPD. Six female patients (M = 15.2, SD = 0.75) joined between 16 and 31…
Mentalization in Typically and Atypically Developing Iranian Children and Its Associations with Age, Sex, and Externalizing/Internalizing Symptoms
Mentalization refers to the ability to understand the mental states of oneself and those of others that motivate action and behavior. Mentalization has generally been linked to adaptive development and healthy functioning whereas diminished mentalization has been associated with maladaptive development and psychopathology. The vast majority of research on mentalization and developmental trajectories, however, is based on Western countries. The ov…
Situating personality disorder within its maladaptive narrative identity ecology
Personality disorders (PD) are characterized by rigid patterns of dysfunctional thinking, feeling, and behaving within most contexts and across various relations in a person's life [1], resulting in immense individual suffering [2], and high societal costs [3]. Categorical-but particularly dimensional models of PD place identity at the very center of the disorder [4,5]. That is, within these models, the degree of disturbed identity reflect the se…
What characterizes a well‐functioning person? Perspectives from Scandinavian laypeople and mental health professionals
Functioning describes how well a person handles life, but the constituents of functioning and its measurement remain subjects of debate among researchers. However, approaches investigating how the concept of functioning is understood among laypeople and practitioners have received less attention. The present study uses a bottom‐up approach to explore the concept of functioning among laypeople and mental health professionals in a Scandinavian cont…
Awareness of Narrative Identity Questionnaire (Aniq) in Early Adolescents
Identity formation is central to adolescent development. Challenges in establishing a stable sense of self is associated with maladaptive identity function, which has been recognized as a core feature of personality pathology. The narrative identity framework offers a unique lens to garner salient information about one’s sense of self. The Awareness of Narrative Identity Questionnaire (ANIQ) is a self-report measure of narrative identity validate…
Attachment-Based Mentalization Profiles of Iranian Children
Mentalization, operationalized as reflective functioning (RF), is the ability to understand one's own and another's mental world implicitly or explicitly. RF is a newly discovered research field in Iran and is largely under-studied in Eastern cultures in general, underscoring the high need for cross-cultural studies in this field of research. A qualitative method was used to examine the ability to understand, process, and respond to high-arousal …
Incremental relations between self-understanding and social functioning beyond personality traits in young adults
Personality models differentiate personality traits from self-understanding. • Tested if self-understanding adds to social functioning beyond personality traits. • Coherence in self-understanding has an incremental link to social functioning. • Self-understanding does not moderate links between personality traits and social functioning. Personality traits are well-established predictors of social functioning, but contemporary models of personalit…
Digital Life Story Books
The sharp increase in dementia and age-related memory impairments worldwide has made reminiscence-based interventions attractive. Past research is mixed with little focus on self-functioning. The aims of this study were (i) to develop and assess the implementation of a reminiscence-based intervention, Digital Life Story Books, grounded in evidence-based principles of autobiographical memory, and (ii) to evaluate its effectiveness in improving sen…
Development and Validation of the Narrative Identity Self-Evaluation Scale (Nise)
In narrative identity research, variables are typically captured through detailed content-coding of personal narratives. Yet, alternative methods have been suggested, notably self-report scales, because they capture a participant’s own interpretation of their personal narratives, and because they are efficient to administer as a supplement to more labor-intensive coding methods. This study developed and validated the Narrative Identity Self-Evalu…
Validating the Narrative Identity Self-Evaluation Scale in Japan
This study validated the Narrative Identity Self-Evaluation (NISE) scale among Japanese adults through two interconnected studies. In Study 1, a total of 1,500 Japanese adults (aged 18–60 years) completed the NISE alongside measures of subjective well-being and self-concept clarity. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the NISE’s four-factor structure – autobiographical reasoning, desire for structure, positive themes, and narrative disturbance…
Envisioning a Hopeful Future Despite Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia (SZ) has been linked with a pessimistic future outlook but the specific factors influencing such outlook are still to be mapped out. SZ is often referred to as a self‐disorder and sense of self has been suggested to be a crucial factor influencing future view. Using a mixed‐measurement approach, the present study examined two aspects of temporal sense of self in SZ—self‐concept clarity and narrative identity—and tested whether each …
Life Stories Matter
INTRODUCTION: Recent advances in psychiatric nosology replace categorical personality disorder diagnoses with dimensional frameworks characterized by level of personality functioning (LPF) and maladaptive traits. Increased emphasis on the assessment of self-functioning with LPF has led scholars to advocate for the inclusion of narrative identity into these models. The current study aimed to examine the utility of narrative identity for the assess…
The development and evaluation of a mentalization-based training program for multiple managerial layers
Occupational stress is a pressing issue for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which are particularly vulnerable due to limited resources and unique challenges. Effective leadership is pivotal in mitigating stress and promoting workplace well-being, yet existing leadership training programs often lack a focus on relational competencies, which has been found as a core competency in fostering well-being among both leaders and employees. Th…
Psychology (14 works) · Identity, Memory, and Therapy (12 works) · Narrative (11 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Developmental psychology (8 works) · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology (8 works) · Identity (music) (7 works) · Psychotherapist (7 works) · Personality (6 works) · Psychiatry (6 works)