Old, New, Borrowed, Blue? The Emergence and Retention of Personal Meaning in Autobiographical Storytelling
Narrative Identity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19280282 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kate C Mclean (0000-0003-3973-1786, Western Washington University, corresponding author), M Pasupathi (0000-0001-9105-4554, University of Utah) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 135-164 |
| Publication date | 2011-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3506 • E-ISSN: 1467-6494 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2010.00676.x |
| PMID | 21223267 |
| OpenAlex | W1929353456 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 29 |
| References cited | 43 |
Research on narrative identity has traditionally focused on how narrative characteristics are related to personality and well-being in adults. The present pair of studies with college students (Study 1, n= 62; Study 2, n= 68 couples) examined the dynamic conversational processes that might be part of constructing that identity. We examined the characteristics of personal meanings, operationalized as self-event connections, and the retention of those connections about important past events discussed between new romantic partners. Across the 2 studies, self-event connections that were positive and about stable aspects of the self were more likely to occur. Connections that were retained over 1 month were those that were shared by both teller and listener in an independent postconversation assessment. Discussion focuses on the processes that might contribute to the construction of narrative identity and the importance of positivity, stability, and shared connections in developing and maintaining narrative identity
Aesthetics · Developmental psychology · Epistemology · Event (particle physics) · Identity (music) · Linguistics · Meaning (existential) · Meaning-making · Narrative · Narrative identity · Narrative inquiry · Operationalization · Personal identity · Personality · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Romance · Self-concept · Storytelling · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Family Support in Illness · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Psychology · Social Psychology
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The development of narrative identity in late adolescence and emergent adulthood
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| Unique citing works | 29 |
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| Citations per year | 1,81 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2025 (16) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |