Narrative Identity
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narrative identity (McAdams)
a persons internalised life story
why did McAdams criticise trait theories
traits alone cannot fully explain identity, meaning or personal life stories
why are traits incomplete according to McAdams
traits do not explain how people interpret experiences within cultural and historical contexts
three levels of personality (McAdams)
actor - traits, agent - personal concerns and characteristic adaptations, author - narrative identity
why are traits described as decontextualised
they are relatively stable across situations and time
personal concerns / characteristic adaptations
context dependent motives, goals, values, beliefs and coping styles
why are personal concerns contextualised
they dependend on roles, time periods and environments
McAdams & McLean (2013) - what is narrative identity built from
autobiographical memory
personality development, interactions between levels
traits shape goals, goals shape environments, environments shape life stories
Buhler et al (2021) - interaction
goals and narratives can predict later trait changes
5 coded narrative themes
agency, communion, redemption, contamination and meaning making
agency in narrative identity
themes of autonomy, achievement and control
redemption narrative
a negative event leading to a positive outcome
contamination narrative
a positive event turning negative
how is inter-rater reliability improved
coding manuals, training, multiple coders and blind coding
McLean (2020) - Big three narrative dimensions
autobiographical reasoning, structure, affective/motivational themes
decontextualised
averaging narrative themes across all life scenes
contextualised
examining narratives within specific domains like work or relationships
why is narrative identity important psychologically
predicts health and well being outcomes
Adler et al (2015) - which narrative themes predicted better mental health
agency and redemption
incremental validity
whether narrative identity predicts outcomes beyond personality traits
Adler et al (2016) - incremental validity
narrative identity predicts well-being even after controlling for traits