The single greatest life challenge: How late-midlife adults construct narratives of significant personal challenges
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These three dimensions were derived empirically in factor analytic studies, including a large study of 16 narrative identity variables in 2,565 episodes from 855 participants.
“These three dimensions—structure, motivational/affective themes, and autobiographical reasoning—were derived empirically in several factor analytic studies (Adler et al., 2018; Cowan, Chen, et al., 2019; McLean et al., 2020), most notably in a large-scale study examining 16 narrative identity variables in 2,565 autobiographical episodes narrated by 855 participants (McLean et al., 2020).”
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Agency is particularly closely linked to mental health and well-being.
“with agency being particularly closely linked to mental health and well-being”
From Narrative identity in the psychosis spectrum: A systematic review and developmental model (2021) · cites this paper as Cowan, Chen, et al., 2019
Positive emotional tone is robustly related to mental health and well-being in healthy adults.
“Positive emotional tone is robustly related to mental health and well-being in healthy adults”
From Narrative identity in the psychosis spectrum: A systematic review and developmental model (2021) · cites this paper as Cowan, Chen, et al., 2019
A focus on suffering has been linked to well-being and subclinical depressive symptoms in healthy adult samples.
“In fact, a focus on suffering has even been linked to well-being and subclinical depressive symptoms in healthy adult samples (Adler et al., 2016; Cowan, Chen, et al., 2019).”
From Narrative identity in the psychosis spectrum: A systematic review and developmental model (2021) · cites this paper as Cowan, Chen, et al., 2019
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- Authors
- Cowan, H. R., Chen, X., Jones, B. K., & McAdams, D. P.
- Affiliations
- Northwestern University (US)
- University of Saint Francis (US)
- Corresponding author
- Cowan, Henry R.
- Venue
- Journal of Research in Personality
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2019-12
- Volume
- 83
- Pages
- 103867
- ISSN
- 0092-6566 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2972172719
- Cited by
- 10
- References
- 8
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3
- FWCI
- 2.27
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Research in Personality (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Identity, Memory, and Therapy
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Keywords
- narrative identity, life satisfaction, depression, neuroticism, psychological well-being, personality traits
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