The Redemptive Self
Stories Americans live by
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23398341 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dan P Mcadams (0000-0001-6646-0227, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Pages | 390 |
| Publication date | 2006-11-30 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | The redemptive self (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195176933.001.0001 |
| OpenAlex | W4249908467 |
| Open Library | OL3299038M |
| ISBN | 9780195176933 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 218 |
Based on 10 years of research on the life stories of especially caring and productive American adults, The Redemptive Self explores the psychological and cultural dynamics of the stories Americans tell to make sense of who they are. Among the most eloquent tellers of redemptive stories are those midlife adults who are especially committed to their careers, their families, and making a positive difference in the world. These highly "generative" men and women embrace the negative things that happen to them, for it is by transforming the bad into good that they are able to move forward in life and ultimately leave something positive behind. Unconsciously, they find inspiration and sustenance in the rich store of redemptive tales that American culture offers - from the autobiographies of Massachusetts Puritans, Benjamin Franklin, and escaped African-American slaves to the stories of upward mobility, recovery, fulfillment, and release that come to us today from Hollywood, 12-step programs, self-help experts, religious stories, political speeches, business gurus, and Oprah. --Publisher.
Art · Astrobiology · Biology · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism · Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics · Psychology · Achievement · Ethnology · Miscellanea · Nonfiction · Psychological aspects · Psychological aspects of Success · Redemption · Self Concept · Self-perception · Social values · Success · united states
Bringing Identity Content to the Fore
Croatian Language Standardization and the Production of Nationalized Political Subjects through Language? Perspectives from the Social Sciences and Humanities
Power and Agency in Conceptualizing Life Stages as Master Narratives
The Laaf Procedure for Exploring Offenders' Narratives
Mindfulness and the Moral Imperative for the Self to Improve the Self
Morality
Social Psychology and Language
Myths to work by
Myths to work by
The Psychological Self as Actor, Agent, and Author
Beyond Screen Time
Narrative and the Cultural Psychology of Identity
Narratives of Childhood Adversity and Adolescent Misconduct as Precursors to Violent Extremism
The Incremental Validity of Narrative Identity in Predicting Well-Being
The Function of Fiction is the Abstraction and Simulation of Social Experience
Narrative identity and eudaimonic well-being
Personality Development
Narrative Identity
Selves Creating Stories Creating Selves
“Hippies on the third floor”
Autobiographical reasoning in life narratives buffers the effect of biographical disruptions on the sense of self-continuity
The Problem of Narrative Coherence
Conformans novas selves
Narrative and the Politics of Identity
Four Functional Roles for Case Studies in Emerging Adulthood Research
It is Just Habitual’
Generative Concern and Environmentalism
Race, Ethnicity, and Emerging Adulthood
Exemplars’ Moral Behavior Is Self-Regarding
Intersecting Narratives
Narrative Identity in Relationship-Defining Memories of Parents and Peers
Positive Aging Through Reading Our Lives
Identity and Volunteering Intertwined
Redemptive narratives of remission
Toward an Understanding of Self-Efficacy Development as a Sociocultural Process
Babalik Deneyi̇mleri̇ni̇ Şeki̇llendi̇rmede Anneleri̇n Rolü
El El español de la zona cafetalera de Puerto Rico y sus narrativas orales como expresión identitaria
Técnicas de la comunicación política ante la era de la infoxicación y la interrupción
Co-participatory multimodal intergenerational storytelling
Stichwort
La construcción de narrativas políticas en campañas electorales sudamericanas
Ambiguous Loss Experienced by Georgian Workers Living in Italy
Identity (Re)constructions in Mothers’ Online Stories about Terminating Wanted Pregnancies Due to Health Complications
The social utility of redemption
The redemption and contamination research form
Reappraisal as a means to self-transcendence
Natural belief in persistent selves
A hero's journey tale
The character of character
Narrative coherence predicts emotional well-being during the Covid-19 pandemic
Voluntariness, timing, and consistency in adolescent routine disclosure and lying to parents
Withholding Social Support Because Those in Need Do Not Deserve It
Remembering the Positive and Negative
Individual and community practices for constructing communicative resilience
The development of past and future life stories in adolescence
Meaning, purpose, and narrative
Assessing the Response Process Validity of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory Using Cognitive Interviews
Narrating the Dark Night of the Soul
Teaching the Holocaust to minoritized students
The Cultural Psychology of Clinton and Trump Supporters
Research Methods for Studying Narrative Identity
The Autobiographical Author Through Time
“Let Me Do What I Please With It . . . Don’t Decide My Identity For Me”
The religion of the heart
Facing dominant master narratives on gender and sexuality
Exposure to life-writing as an impact on autobiographical memory
I am the person now I was always meant to be’
Pathways to violent extremism
How History Wars Shape Foreign Policy
Narrating Adoption
I Am a Caregiver”
The Dialogic Construction of “Adoption” in Online Foster Adoption Narratives
Person, Persona, and Personality Modification
Integrity, Efficacy and Community in the Stories of Political Activists
On the tacit side of organizational identity
Porphyry, bishop of Gaza
Encoding risk
Ontological insecurity’ and ‘terror management’
Personal and family redemptive narratives
How emotional content of memories changes in narrating
Culture and storytelling in literature
Self-presentation strategies and narrative identity
Positioning with master and counter-narratives
Losing my religion”
Narratology, applied
Groups’ search for meaning
Self and history
N = 1
Listening as Religious Practice (Part One)
Challenging gender practices
I Make My Own Choices, No One Else but Me’
Exploring the reproduction of conflict through narrative
Memorable Experiences between Fathers and Sons
Generativity, Relational Spirituality, Gratitude, and Mental Health
Political Orientation and the Psychology of Christian Prayer
Patterns in autobiographical reminiscing among early adults
Childcare choices and voices
A biographical nadir
“If only…”
Using Narrative Analysis to Identify Patterns of Internet Influence on the Identity Development of Same-Sex Attracted Youth
| Unique citing works | 218 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 10,9 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2026 (21) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 215 |