Facing Challenging Experiences in Life – Narrative Identity Development Processes and Associations with Wellbeing During the Transition to Midlife

IF 2.2 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Identity-An International Journal of Theory and Research Pub Date : 2023-09-21 DOI:10.1080/15283488.2023.2258152

Py Liv Eriksson, Ann Frisén

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Abstract

This study investigates identity development in narratives of difficult experiences and associations with wellbeing in the transition to midlife. The narrative processes of emotional sequencing (i.e. emotional tone of how people frame their experiences: redemptive, neutral/vague, negative, and a combination of positive and negative) and positive and negative impact on the identity (i.e. how people perceive the impact of the narrated event) were examined in narratives about difficult experiences in early adulthood (Mage = 33.28, SD=0.54) and midlife (Mage = 38.62, SD =0.61). Results concerning emotional sequencing showed two typical patterns one of stability in neutral/vague sequencing, and another pattern of change from a combination of positive and negative to redemptive sequencing. Furthermore, positive and negative impact in early adulthood was associated with wellbeing in midlife. Findings in this study show that people who are neutral in their way of framing challenges maintain this outlook on life’s difficulties in the transition to midlife. The results also indicate that perceived negative impact of narrated events, and not only positive impact, in early adulthood has bearing on wellbeing during midlife.

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面对生活中的挑战-在向中年过渡期间，叙述性身份发展过程及其与幸福感的联系

本研究调查了在向中年过渡的困难经历和与幸福的联系的叙述中的身份发展。在关于成年早期(Mage = 33.28, SD=0.54)和中年(Mage = 38.62, SD= 0.61)的困难经历的叙述中，研究了情绪排序的叙述过程(即人们如何构建他们的经历的情绪基调:救赎性的、中性的/模糊的、消极的、积极和消极的组合)以及对身份的积极和消极影响(即人们如何感知所叙述事件的影响)。情绪排序结果呈现两种典型模式，一种是中性/模糊排序的稳定模式，另一种是由积极和消极的结合转变为救赎排序的模式。此外，成年早期的积极和消极影响与中年的幸福感有关。这项研究的发现表明，那些对挑战持中立态度的人在向中年过渡的过程中，对生活中的困难保持这种态度。研究结果还表明，在成年早期，叙述事件所产生的负面影响(而不仅仅是积极影响)会对中年的幸福感产生影响。

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Identity-An International Journal of Theory and Research PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

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4.20

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9.50%

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期刊介绍： Identity is international and multidisciplinary in scope, and this cutting-edge journal provides a forum for identity theorists and researchers around the globe to share their ideas and findings regarding the problems and prospects of human self-definition. The unifying thread of these articles is "identity" in its various manifestations throughout the life course. The operating assumption is that people in many parts of the world are struggling with aspects of their identities and that many of these problems transcend national, political, and cultural boundaries, taking on global proportions.