Abstract
Narrative identity is a person’s internalized and evolving life story, integrating the reconstructed past and imagined future to provide life with some degree of unity and purpose. In recent studies on narrative identity, researchers have paid a great deal of attention to (a)…
McAdams, D. P., & McLean, K. C. (2013). Current Directions in Psychological Science, 22(3), 233–238. DOI
Key findings
- narrative identity — Narrative identity is a person’s internalized and evolving life story, integrating the reconstructed past and imagined future to provide life with some degree of unity and purpose.
- narrative identity person — In recent studies on narrative identity, researchers have paid a great deal of attention to (a) psychological adaptation and (b) development.
Application
When you need the life story as a writable film (not only a remembered biography), open Scenario of life — direct the cut, then ask for an identity definition that could hold it.