Selves Creating Stories Creating Selves: A Process Model of Self-Development

This article is focused on the growing empirical emphasis on connections between narrative and self-development. The authors propose a process model of self-development in which storytelling is at the heart of both stability and change in the self. Specifically, we focus on how situated stories help...

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Published in:Personality and social psychology review 2007-08, Vol.11 (3), p.262-278
Main Authors: McLean, Kate C., Pasupathi, Monisha, Pals, Jennifer L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Autobiography as Topic
Culture
Ego
Humans
Memory
Narration
Narratives
Personal development
Personality Development
Self Concept
Self esteem
Social Desirability
Social psychology
Storytelling
Time Factors
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Summary:This article is focused on the growing empirical emphasis on connections between narrative and self-development. The authors propose a process model of self-development in which storytelling is at the heart of both stability and change in the self. Specifically, we focus on how situated stories help develop and maintain the self with reciprocal impacts on enduring aspects of self, specifically self-concept and the life story. This article emphasizes the research that has shown how autobiographical stories affect the self and provides a direction for future work to maximize the potential of narrative approaches to studying processes of self-development.
ISSN:1088-8683
1532-7957
DOI:10.1177/1088868307301034