Narrative Processes of Identity Construction
Micro Indicators of Developmental Patterns Following Transition to University
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7802247 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nancy J Bell (Texas Tech University, corresponding author), Elizabeth Wieling (0000-0003-1490-6471, University of Minnesota), Wendy Watson (0000-0002-2858-9000, Texas Tech University) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-26 |
| Publication date | 2007-04-26 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Identity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1528-3488 • E-ISSN: 1532-706X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15283480701319559 |
| OpenAlex | W2028553005 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 24 |
Research strategies are needed that enable investigators to examine linkages between real-time, micro identity processes and longer term, ontogenetic processes. We address this topic in analyses of semistructured interviews with 10 entering university students, continued over a 2-year period. Our ontogenetic narrative analysis was based on Freeman and Robinson's (1990) Freeman, M. and Robinson, R. 1990. The development within: An alternative approach to the study of lives. New Ideas in Psychology, 8: 53–72. [Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar] formulation of the developmental process. The micro analysis was guided by Josephs and Valsiner's (1998) Josephs, I. E. and Valsiner, J. 1998. How does autodialogue work? Miracles of meaning maintenance and circumvention strategies. Social Psychology Quarterly, 61: 68–83. [Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar] dialogical approach to meaning construction. Differences were found in incidence and configurations of micro indicators for students whose narratives reflected the strongest developmental change over the study period, compared to students who told narratives of stability. The former group of students, compared to the latter, had spiked rather than flat configurations of micro indicators over time. Students in the former group were more likely to state oppositions in their interviews, which we interpret as a problem-generation mechanism. They were also more likely to express negative affect in conjunction with these oppositions and to follow up the oppositions with change-oriented statements. We argue that longitudinal interview studies, particularly when initiated during times of transition, offer good potential for the identification of micro–ontogenetic linkages
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| Citations per year | 0.31 |
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| Citation span | 2010 - 2021 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |