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Integrating self and experience in narrative as a route to adolescent identity construction
Author(s) -
Pasupathi Monisha,
Weeks Trisha L.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.287
Subject(s) - narrative , identity (music) , event (particle physics) , psychology , self concept , self , psychology of self , developmental psychology , social psychology , aesthetics , linguistics , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics
The authors outline the concept of self‐event relations and propose that adolescents accomplish narrative identity construction in part by building relations between self and experience as they tell stories about their lives. They outline different types of self‐event relations and consider how they contribute to building a sense of identity. They then examine the likely developmental trajectory of self‐event relations from childhood through adolescence. Finally, the authors consider the importance of conversational narration in allowing expert adults, especially parents, to help adolescents acquire skills in constructing self‐event relations. © Wiley Periodicals, Inc.