Meaning making about and across self-relevant experiences
Links with identity commitment and exploration processes and satisfaction with life in adolescence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11067390 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elisabeth L De Moor (0000-0001-7049-5959, Tilburg University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 107 |
| Pages | 104434 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Research in Personality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-6566 • E-ISSN: 1095-7251 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jrp.2023.104434 |
| OpenAlex | W4388571292 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 35 |
Making meaning is an important process through which individuals keep their identity up-to-date, but has often been measured in a way that conflates dispositional, trait-like influences with narrative-specific influences. The present study aimed to disentangle these influences during adolescence by examining the general tendency for meaning making, measured as self-event connections, across three self-relevant narratives in relation to dual-cycle processes of identity commitment and exploration and satisfaction with life (N = 162, Mage = 16.2, 67.3% female). Additionally, these associations were examined separately for the different narratives and event valences. Meaning making was related to the identity processes, but was not associated with satisfaction with life. This study emphasizes the importance of both dispositional and narrative-specific approaches to meaning making
Aesthetics · Developmental psychology · Identity (music) · Identity formation · Meaning (existential) · Meaning-making · Narrative · Psychotherapist · Self-concept · Trait · Family Support in Illness · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |