Narrative Self-Transcendence: Decreased Regret and Increased Acceptance Over Late Midlife.

IF 5 1区 心理学 Q1 Psychology
Hollen N Reischer, Nathan G Couch, Mya N Wright, Andrew J Duarte, Dan P McAdams
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Abstract

Introduction: Self-transcendence-connectedness within and beyond the self-is a complex phenomenon theorized to increase with age, but evidence is mixed. This longitudinal study is the first to investigate changes in self-transcendence across late midlife using life story narratives.

Method: We tracked self-reported and narrative identity self-transcendence scores of 163 participants as they aged from M = 56.4 (SD = 0.95) to M = 64.5 (SD = 0.94). Participants were 64.4% women, 35.6% men; 55.2% White, 42.9% Black, 1.8% interracial/other; median income was $75,000-$100,000; median education was college graduate.

Results: Self-transcendence narrative themes of closure and self-actualization increased significantly over time, especially between ages 60-65, but self-reported self-transcendence did not change. These trends were not uniform; race-by-gender groups exhibited distinct trajectories over time.

Discussion: Late midlife is seen as ushering in opportunities for increased self-transcendence, especially acceptance of oneself and one's life. We found some of the strongest empirical evidence of this phenomenon to date. On average, US Black and White adults narrated their life stories with less regret and more satisfaction with self across late midlife. Findings demonstrate the utility of leveraging first-person narrative identity methods to collect and analyze data about rich, complex personality constructs and highlight positive changes associated with late midlife.

简介自我超越--自我内外的联系--是一种复杂的现象,理论上会随着年龄的增长而增强,但证据不一。这项纵向研究首次利用生命故事叙事来调查中年晚期自我超越的变化:我们对 163 名参与者的自我报告和叙事身份自我超越得分进行了追踪,他们的年龄从中年 = 56.4(标准差 = 0.95)到中年 = 64.5(标准差 = 0.94)。参与者中女性占 64.4%,男性占 35.6%;白人占 55.2%,黑人占 42.9%,跨种族/其他种族占 1.8%;收入中位数为 75,000 美元至 100,000 美元;教育程度中位数为大学毕业:随着时间的推移,特别是在 60-65 岁之间,自我超越的叙事主题 "结束 "和 "自我实现 "显著增加,但自我报告的自我超越却没有变化。这些趋势并不一致;不同种族和性别的群体随着时间的推移表现出不同的轨迹:讨论:中年晚期被认为迎来了自我超越的机会,尤其是接受自己和自己的生活。我们发现了一些迄今为止有关这一现象的最有力的实证证据。平均而言,美国黑人和白人成年人在讲述自己的人生故事时,对中年晚期的遗憾更少,对自我的满意度更高。研究结果表明,利用第一人称身份叙事方法收集和分析有关丰富、复杂的人格结构的数据非常有用,并突出了与中年晚期相关的积极变化。
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Journal of Personality
Journal of Personality PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-
CiteScore
9.60
自引率
6.00%
发文量
100
期刊介绍: Journal of Personality publishes scientific investigations in the field of personality. It focuses particularly on personality and behavior dynamics, personality development, and individual differences in the cognitive, affective, and interpersonal domains. The journal reflects and stimulates interest in the growth of new theoretical and methodological approaches in personality psychology.
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